In 2016, Shelter Afrique opened another regional office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast to serve Francophone West Africa & Central Africa
Shelter Afrique Opens a Regional Office in Abuja
In 2014 Shelter Afrique opened a regional office in Abuja, Nigeria to serve the West African Region
Shelter Afrique launches the first Pan-African Housing Fund (PAHF)
We launched the first Pan-African Housing Fund (PAHF), a private equity fund providing equity and quasi equity finance to developers, with a target size of USD 60 million and a first close at USD 40 million in September 2012.
Creation of a Secondary Mortgage Institution for the West African Economic and Monetary Union
Shelter Afrique, Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement (BOAD) and several commercial banks created a Secondary Mortgage Institution for the West African Economic and Monetary Union to bolster the affordability of mortgages in the region.
Shelter Afrique Launches its first ever Joint Venture
In 2010, Shelter Afrique launched Everest Park in Kenya, its first ever joint venture.
Speech By His Excellency, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, C.g.h, The President Of The Republic Of Kenya And Commander in Chief of The Defence Forces At The 39th Shelter Afrique Virtual Annual General
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Speech of Her Excellency Mrs. Nouzha BOUCHAREB Minister of National Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy
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Key Strategic Goals (SGs)
The implementation of 2019-2023 Strategic plan will focus on 3 Key Strategic Goals (SGs) which are supported by key strategic objectives as outlined below:
Second newsletter of 2017
Shelter Afrique signs MOU with two Chinese Construction firms
Nairobi: September 22, 2020: Pan-African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with two Chinese construction firms, Amberton International Holdings and Sichuan Huashi Enterprise Corporations E.A. LTD, aimed at scaling up the development of large-scale affordable housing projects in Kenya and other Shelter Afrique member States.
The agreement which is expected to boost Shelter Afrique’s mandate of providing decent and affordable housing in Africa, was signed in Nairobi by Shelter Afrique Chief Executive Officer Andrew Chimphondah, Amberton International Holdings Director Nancy Yu, and Sichuan Huashi Enterprise Corporations E.A. LTD Managing Director Cao Zheng.
“As a company, our overriding strategy is the provision of affordable housing across our member States through public-private partnerships. This strategic partnership with Amberton and Huashi will be key in expanding our projects across the continent as we draw from the experiences of the two companies. Shelter Afrique will work closely with Amberton International Holdings as a co-developer for specific large-scale, low cost housing projects in Africa, which will be constructor by Sichuan Huashi Enterprise Corporations E.A. LTD,” Mr. Chimphondah said.
He noted that some off-take projects had been identified in Kenya and in other markets such as Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, and Nigeria where Shelter Afrique has existing project pipelines.
“Already we are in the process of securing a few projects in Kenya with the Department of Defense, the Kenya Police and the Civil Service, for which we expect to break ground this year. These take-off projects will be aligned with Kenya government affordable housing plan under the Big 4 Agenda, which seeks to develop 500,000 housing units by 2022,” Mr. Chimphondah said.
Mr. Chimphondah said the majority of African countries were already facing a housing crisis with the overall housing shortage estimated at 56 million housing units across the continent. Out of this, more than 90% are in the affordable housing bracket.
“We believe our partnership with Amberton and Huashi will deepen our impact on Kenya’s and by extension, Africa’s affordable housing value chain, in particular, the supply side,” Mr. Chimphondah said.