PANEL DISCUSSION:“DONOR PERSPECTIVES ON HOUSING FINANCE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA”

29TH ANNUAL CONFERENCEMOBILIZING CAPITAL FOR HOUSING FINANCE

SUGAR BEACH RESORT, MAURITIUS

SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2013

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MFW4A PARTNERSHIP

A G8 Initiative

Target Beneficiaries

MFW4A PARTNERS

The MFW4A Partnership is a G8initiative launched in October 2007

Donors and DevelopmentPartners ; and

Public and private sector AfricanStakeholders.

Improve coordination of FSD activities among donors

• Build Donors project Database;

• Coordinate Thematic Donor Working Groups and Convene Workshop and Donor Meetings; and

• Promote joint publications and/or projects

Improve Access to information and knowledge sharing on FSD issues

• Maintain and expand website and related web-based services ;

• Promote FS knowledge and dissemination; and

• Support and expand FS African journalist network

Build FSD awareness

• Foster policy dialogue, advocacy and outreach

• Mobilize additional Donor for the Partnership; and

• Presentations/Advocacy at FS conferences/events;

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MFW4A SECRETARIAT: STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES

Advocacy

Stakeholder Engagement

Donor Coordination

Knowledge Management

& Dissemination

Promote country and region-led FSD projects

• Create and Maintain Communication channels;

• Contribute to mainstreaming FSD in policy documents ; and

• Facilitate & promote stakeholder driven events and capacity Activities.

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HF-DWG in a Nutshell

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HOUSING FINANCE DONOR WORKING GROUP (HF-DWG)

Established on: May 23rd, 2013

• Membership: 13 Donors

Management Team:

• Chair: Isadora Bigourdan (AFD)

• Coordinator: Habib Attia (MFW4A)

The objectives:

• Provide a platform for donors to exchange information on innovative Housing Finance products and business models

• Promote the broad use of long-term financial services as a key solution for the housing finance gap in Africa

• Encourage joint donor interventions on Housing Finance issues in Africa

• Creating an enabling environment for raising capital on the Housing Finance sector in Africa

HF-DWG Members

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Donor‘s Engagement

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OVERVIEW OF DONORS’ INTERVENTIONS ON HOUSING

FINANCE SECTOR IN AFRICA

52 Donor projects impacting the developmentof housing finance in Africa are engaged by 15MFW4A donor partners, either on a joint and/ora bilateral basis.

Dissemination of Housing Finance Projects in Africa

Source: MFW4A Donor Projects Database, based on the information provided by the Donors involved in the development of Housing Finance sector in Africa.

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Housing Finance Projects‘ Focus

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Cross-Cutting Themes

Housing Finance Donors’ projects and initiatives in Africa have the potential to substantially

increase people's access to sustainable and affordable housing. It also has the potential to

impact other financial sector development cross-thematic areas including: capital market

development, infrastructure finance, microfinance and banking systems.

OVERVIEW OF DONORS’ INTERVENTIONS ON HOUSING

FINANCE SECTOR IN AFRICA

Source: MFW4A Donor Projects Database, based on the information provided by the Donors involved in the development of Housing Finance sector in Africa.

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Speakers

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PANEL DISCUSSION

Isadora Bigourdan

Issa Faye

Guislain AugerFrancois St-Pierre

W. Britt Gwiner

Stefan Nalletamby

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Stefan NalletambyPartnership Coordinators.nalletamby@afdb.org

Tel: 216-7110-2700

Habib AttiaDonor Relationship Officer

h.attia@afdb.orgTel: 216-7110-3948

www.mfw4a.org

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