Over 74% of Iganga households live in mud-and-thatch structures that collapse in heavy rains (UBOS 2024). SAP will build or upgrade 100 decent homes for the most vulnerable families, provide construction skills training to 300 youth, and support 100 families to secure land titles. A safe home is the foundation of health, education, and economic recovery.
74% of Iganga's rural families live in dilapidated mud-wattle homes - prone to collapse, flooding, and disease (UBOS 2024). Torrential rains destroy 1,200+ homes annually in the district (OPM 2023). Landlessness affects 38% of households; without titles, families cannot borrow to invest. 30% of Children in unsafe homes miss school due to illness and displacement.
SAP constructs or upgrades 100 homes using affordable local materials - clay bricks, sand, iron sheets, cement, and timber. 300 youths to be trained in construction skills, earning income as local builders. Land title support to be provided to 100 families. Each beneficiary household will receive a construction toolbox, enabling ongoing self-maintenance and repairs.
100 vulnerable families move into safe, weatherproof homes within 2 years. Children's school attendance rises by 30% in resettled households. Three hundred newly trained builders earn $5-$10/day, stimulating the local construction economy. With secure land titles, 100 families access credit for farming and business. Housing insecurity in target sub-counties falls by 40%.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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