Dedza district to gain 5,000 new homes in housing project
The project aims to improve living standards and reduce vulnerability to natural disasters by providing standardized housing across Dedza district.
DEDZA, Malawi— Real-Turn Development Organization plans to construct 5,000 houses in Dedza district, aiming to address poor housing infrastructure in both urban and rural areas, writes Edward Chikwanda.
Project manager Fredson Binda announced the initiative Friday during an extraordinary District Executive Committee meeting.
The project comes as reports indicate more than half of Malawi's 4.8 million housing units are substandard.
"In phase one, we have proposed to start constructing five thousand houses in the district," Binda told Africa Brief. "This will be beneficial to both males and females."
The houses will be categorized as Ordinary, Gold, Silver, and Platinum. The organization also plans to provide skills training for local youth to participate in construction.
Binda expressed concern about politicians approaching the organization to build houses in their constituencies as campaign tools for upcoming elections.
Social commentator Ceazar Kondowe welcomed the development but cautioned, "Real-Turn Development should make sure that the development is involving different stakeholders at district and national level, and the organization should refrain from being used by politicians in the country."
The project aims to improve living standards and reduce vulnerability to natural disasters by providing standardized housing across Dedza district.