Affiliate Countries

Secretariat	Angola	Argentina
Bolivia	Brazil	Cambodia
Colombia	D.R.C.	East Timor
Egypt	Ghana	Haiti
Honduras	India	Indonesia
Kenya	Liberia	Malawi
Mozambique	Namibia	Nepal
Nigeria	Pakistan	Philippines
Sierra Leone	South Africa	Sri Lanka
Swaziland	Tanzania	Thailand
Uganda	Venezuela	Vietnam
Zambia	Zimbabawe

Brazil

The first savings schemes were initiated in 2004 by a South African exchange team in Sao Paulo and have since spread to Osasco, Vairzea Paulista, Suzano, Sorocaba and Santos. Working toward relocation and upgrading projects in Osasco and Vairzea Paulista, the Brazil Federation is developing relationships with government and private sector institutions to secure finance, source materials, and offer technical assistance for slum upgrading. The Brazil Federation is supported by Interacao.

Contact:	NGO: Ana Claudia Rossbach, Federation: Eli Santana
Telephone:	+55 11 31592621
Email:	contato@redeinteracao.org.br
Website:	http://www.redeinteracao.org.br/

Spotlight on Community Planning

Housing Construction in Portais, City of Osasco

84 families from an informal settlement in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, will receive keys to formal houses on 3 July. 18 of those families are part of this scheme because of their participation in savings schemes. Portal do Campo was an informal settlement established around 1999, when the ... More on Community Planning in Brazil