WHO WE ARE

CHT Trustees under leadership of Dr. Clifford Dann commissions a study in Kenya on Community Based Housing Initiatives.

• CHT recommends formation and mobilization of a community based housing initiative based in slum.

A group of 25 families living in Korogocho Slum, Nairobi, come together to begin the journey to securing decent homes for their families, away from the Slum

• Mwamko group is founded and registered as a self-help group bringing together 25 families from Korogocho Slum, Nairobi Kenya.
• Mwamko SHG starts savings and mobilizing funds towards realization of their vision, owning decent homes for dignified lives.
• CHT trustee Toby Kent, Makes a visit to Mwamko SHG as part of CHT due diligence process.

• Clifford Dann while in a visit to Kenya meets  the Mwamko group to assess their needs in terms of housing.

• CHT trustees under the leadership of Dr. Clifford Dann, agrees to support and adopt Mwamko Housing Project as their pilot project in Nairobi.
• A Journey to Identify suitable and genuine land for re-settlement housing scheme begins.

• Clifford Dann visits Mwamko SHG from time to time while on visits to Kenya. He motivates and encourages Mwamko SHG members to stay together in order to realize their housing vision.

• CHG is officially registered as a community based organization (CBO) in Kenya. Dr. Clifford Dann becomes an ex – official to provide technical support to CHG.
• After so many years of exhaustive process of looking for a suitable and genuine land, a two acre site is identified for purchase – Dr. Clifford Dann of CHT leads the process of carrying out due diligence on the land.
• CHG, through a grant by London-based Commonwealth Housing Trust (CHT), purchase two (2) acres of land where the Mwamko Families will be re-housed.

• Land is officially acquired with financial assistance from CHT.

• Land registration is delayed due to bureaucracies at the Ministry of Lands Kenya.

• CHG, courtesy of a grant from UN-Habitat, train 25 Mwamko youths on construction-related skills.

• Land registration with the relevant authorities including Ministry of Lands completed

• CHG develops the layout and design for the re-housing project in collaboration with Mwamko members and Commonwealth Housing Trust (CHT), London. The plan is approved by the Nairobi County Planning Development.

• A hydro-geological surveyor establishes the availability of groundwater on the purchased two-acre land.
• Project planing permission is approved  by planing department Nairobi City County  Government

• Latter Day Saints (LDS) Charity supports the construction of a Septic tank, Water and Sewerage Pipeline.
• Lotto foundation funds the construction of a water tower at the building site.
• Public well-wishers donate Ksh 100,000 towards the purchase of building blocks
• Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) extends a grant of Ksh 650,000 for the purchase of building blocks.

• CHG kicks off cement campaign geared towards raising 2000 bags of cement for
  building decent homes for MWAMKO families.
• There has been demarcation of individual housing units and site boundary.
• In June, Construction of 5 foundation units begun and ended on 2nd September  
• Next Construction Phase (walling work) to start soon…