1. Expected Impact and Results
Community-Led Infrastructure Finance Facility (CLIFF) Phase II
India, Kenya, the Philippines
Slum Upgrading
Summary
The Community-Led Infrastructure Finance Facility (CLIFF) is an innovative partnership that aims to reduce poverty by improving the lives of slum dwellers by increasing their access to resources to build better housing and services in their community. Established in 2002, CLIFF provides finance to organisations of the urban poor for housing and infrastructure projects. For CLIFF to have an impact on the immense challenges of urban poverty, partners will need to build on their successes and introduce the concept to a wider audience by implementation in more countries and a dedicated communication and dissemination activities.
Objectives
Activities
CLIFF-2 will focus on communications and lesson learning to promote the CLIFF approach globally and within partner countries
To provide at least 440,000 slum dwellers with sanitation and at least 28,500 people with secure sustainable housing
To increase the levels of finance available to scale-up the provision of adequate and affordable housing and basic services for slum dwellers
To develop management and organisational skills of the communities involved
Establish, maintain and utilise revolving capital funds for housing and small scale infrastructure projects
Assist with the development and promotion CLIFF-2 Communications Strategy
Aid in the assessment and selection of new implementing partners
Fundraising
Ensure timely progress and financial reporting and Annual Report Production
Production of Annual Business Plans
Provide guarantees to help secure bank loans for CLIFF supported projects and non-CLIFF supported projects, where possible
Submission
Implementation
Budget and Time
Submitted by: Homeless International
CA Sponsor: DFID, Sida, Norway
Implemented by: Homeless International
CA Monitor: Julian Baskin
Request to CA: $ 31,500,000 Co-financing: $ Total Budget: $ 31,500,000
DFID Non-core funds $25.5 million; and Sida Non-core funds %6.0 million
Duration:
60 months
Expected Impact and Results
(i) CLIFF implementation expanded through establishment of new Implementing Partners (IPs) in current & additional participating countries; (ii) Capacity & reputation of existing & new IPs strengthened to access greater public, private & civil society sector resources; (iii) Mobilisation, leverage & blending of financial resources from the public & private sectors, as well as from community contributions, for the delivery of adequate & sustainable housing & basic services for slum dwellers; (iv) Changes to the policies and practices of relevant bodies in countries where CLIFF is being implemented relating to the delivery of adequate and sustainable housing and basic services for slum dwellers; and (v) Knowledge, learning and good practice emerging from CLIFF documented, disseminated and used to advocate.