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Lekhnath Bank 2

  • Status: Complete
  • People Housed: 400
  • Country: Nepal
  • City: Lekhnath
  • Partner: Lumanti
  • Year Approved: 2018
Delivery of Homes
Total Financed
Completed
Self Build
82
82
Improvement Loan
18
18
Project Overview

This project is located in Lekhnath municipality, northern-central Nepal. As an extension of Lekhnath Bank project it built on the success of its first phase, providing low-income residents with access to housing finance. Lumanti provided a 50% guarantee to Kamana Bikash Bank for loans to project clients. In this way, Lumanti have been able to leverage private finance and encourage banks to lend to income groups that they previously considered too risky.

The clients used the loans to construct detached, single-storey buildings that could be incrementally extended in the future, or to upgrade their existing homes. Lumanti also provided a team of community architects which worked with households to help them design housing according to their needs. This project was designed to consolidate its previous success, encouraging continued long-term entry of formal finance institutions into informal settlement upgradation.

100
Homes Completed
100
Homes Occupied
100
Connected to Electricity
100
Connected to Water and Sanitation

Client Data

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Client Monthly Household Incomes

Clients estimated to sit between 1st and 10th percentiles of incomes in Lekhnath

Mean
17,500 NPR
148 USD
40th percentile at year of occupancy
40th percentile at year of occupancy
Household Demographic Data
Household Size
4.00
Proportion Female
51.0
Proportion Children
33.0
Proportion Elderly
11.0
Housing Information
Description Type Number Expected Number Completed Unit Size (m2) Monthly Cost
(Local Currency)
Loan Length (months)
Self Build Loans Self Build 82 82 34 4761 60
Home upgrading loans Loan 18 18 34 4761 60
Finance Description Finance Source Interest Rate (%)
Self Build Loans Kamana Bikash Bank 4.0
Home upgrading loans Kamana Bikash Bank 4.0

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Data last updated on 30/06/2022