Habitat for Humanity Malawi in collaboration with the Department of Housing under the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development organized a preliminary review meeting of the Safer Housing Construction Guidelines handbook.
The review was planned to resolve emerging issues that need to be incorporated into the guidelines to strengthen and make them more effective to meet the current Housing needs in the country.
The meeting was from 7th to 8th February and was attended by stakeholders from different government and non governmental institutions such as Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development, Lilongwe District Council, Technical, Entrepreneurial and Vocational Education and Training Authority (TEVETA), Malawi Institute of Architects, Namitete Technical College, Lilongwe Department of Buildings, Malawi Red Cross Society, Catholic Relief Services.
The Ministry is expected to conduct a comprehensive review of the handbook and the output of this meeting will feed into further review.
