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Projet d'habitat progressif (angl.)

This initiative aims to improve the supply of and access to appropriate services, products and technologies that will enable families in Lima to have better conditions for building or remodelling their homes.
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Villa María del Triunfo 
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Pérou
Durée du projet
2024 - 2028
Financé par
  • Hilti Foundation

In Latin America, urbanisation and demographic transition have driven an increase in informal construction. In Peru, 93% of urban growth is informal and around 70% of the housing stock is considered informal, which is equivalent to almost 20 million people living in highly-vulnerable housing. Low-quality construction and the incremental construction process in which homeowner progressively adjust and expand their homes over up to 30 years, pose significant safety threats, particularly in a seismic area such as the pacific ring of fire.  

Incremental construction is a system in itself, involving different actors, markets, challenges and opportunities. On the one hand, it can lead families to build in dangerous spaces, without technical criteria and using inadequate materials that render them vulnerable, preventing their access to an equitable urban environment. On the other hand, this system has an important economic dynamism due to the high consumption of construction materials and because these houses represent the main asset of the families.

The Project

The Vivienda Progresiva – VIPRO project aims to enable the owners of incrementally-built homes to make better decisions that will allow them to live in safer (and healthier) houses. This will become possible through the introduction of structural improvements that reduce the risk of injury and death in seismic events. In order to achieve this, we want to raise the awareness of homeowners to create a demand and in parallel develop a vibrant market for construction solutions that offers families practical measures to strengthen and improve their houses. Financial mechanisms are made accessible to facilitate homeowners’ access to these solutions.  

The strategy of the Vivienda Progresiva – VIPRO project has a market innovation approach. This strategy is based on a comprehensive approach that encompasses four key components:

  1. The first component focuses on activating demand. It aims to change how families invest in home improvements. The goal is to prioritise strengthening homes. This is achieved through behavioural change strategies, identifying demand incentives, and demonstrating with initial homes. Additionally, it involves raising awareness among families throughout the district.
  2. The second component, called supply promotion, aims to strengthen the local supply of reinforcement solutions. It involves creating business models, providing training, and recognizing master builders. These builders use the structural reinforcement diagnostic tool and execute reinforcement solutions. Additionally, it includes implementing a metrics tool, offering technical assistance, and continuously innovating reinforcement solutions. This ensures a quality offer that meets families’ needs.
  3. The third component, related to the environment and financing, seeks to facilitate access to more relevant financial mechanisms that allow families to invest in the progressive reinforcement of their homes. This includes better saving practices, credit products and subsidy programs.
  4. The fourth component – knowledge management – focuses on systematising the project’s results and learnings for its replication in other contexts.

Project Goals

To improve the supply of and access to services, products and technologies that allow families to improve their living conditions and reduce construction errors generated during the incremental development of their homes. This will improve the earthquake resisting capacity of the structure of their houses. 

 

Project Partners 

  • Predes
  • Build Change
  • Miyamoto
  • TECHO
  • Hilti
  • Unacem
  • Unacem Association
  • Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation
  • UN - Habitat

Résultats attendus

  • 6490 families living in Limas neighbourhood Villa María del Triunfo introduce reinforcement solutions in their homes, reducing their seismic vulnerability risks.
  • 570 master builders trained in reinforcement solutions for incremental housing.
  • 51'000 families living in Villa María del Triunfo get to know the offer of financial solutions and services available to invest in the progressive reinforcement of their homes.

Partenaires de financement

Ce projet est financé par Hilti Foundation. Il fait partie du programme de développement de Swisscontact, cofinancé par la Direction du développement et de la coopération Suisse (DDC), Département fédéral des affaires étrangères DFAE.