We start with practical improvements: roof repairs, ceilings, doors and windows, structural repairs, water and sanitation improvements, electrical safety work by qualified people, and approved extensions. New construction is considered where resources, land status, approvals and costs make it feasible.
Apply for housing help- Household registers and contribution account established.
- Household submits an application and supporting information.
- Need is assessed and documented.
- Technical scope and estimated cost are prepared.
- Priority score is assigned.
- Committee approves or declines with reasons recorded.
- Supplier/contractor quotation and procurement process completed.
- Work order issued and project milestones recorded.
- Inspection and beneficiary sign-off completed.
- Payment is released against approved evidence.
- Project is closed and reported.
- Documented need and urgency.
- Safety or habitability concerns.
- Household vulnerability and inability to address the problem independently.
- Verification of the property and permission to undertake the work.
- Fair rotation/priority rules so the programme does not favour personal connections.
- Technical assessment before major work.
- Community committee approval supported by documented evidence.
How priority is scored
1–5Urgency
+1–5Safety
+1–5Vulnerability
+2Verified property
=17Maximum
Highest scores are helped first. The committee records its reason for every decision.
- Every household receives a unique member/reference number.
- Each payment is receipted or digitally recorded.
- Monthly statements or contribution confirmations are available.
- No individual committee member may privately borrow project funds.
- Related-party procurement must be declared and independently approved.
- Beneficiary selection must be recorded and auditable.
- Emergency exceptions require documented committee approval.
- Rules may be amended only through a defined community approval process.