HOUSING AND COMMUNITY UPGRADING FOR LOW-COME EGYPTIANS

In addition to a brief summary of purposes and recommendations, the report features two principal sections. In the first, an extensive overview of major factors relevant to planning is presented through a background update. This encompasses social and economic conditions in low-income families, information on utilities, an historical perspective of Cairo"s current severe housing shortage, and the problems and processes involved in construction. In the remaining major section, the proposed demonstration projects" components -- neighborhoods, health care, employment, programs for women, and credit -- are discussed, and specific project locations are described.