SECOND ADDIS URBAN DEV.

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The project is designed to provide continued support for the nation's capital and Akaki and will have the following objectives : a) improving basic infrastructure and environmental conditions in project areas; b) supporting a core housing development program primarily for lower-income families; c) promoting opportunities for poor women living in the Kebeles to enhance their income; d) providing assistance to urban service delivery agencies to carry out their activities more efficiently; and e) promoting the adoption of sound cost recovery policies and practices. Project components include the following : 1) sites and services - including the development of 2,000 serviced plots with 1,900 core housing units in Addis Ababa and 350 such units in Akaki; 2) Kebele upgrading - including infrastructure improvements and loans for house improvements; 3) street maintenance; 4) solid waste management; 5) municipal infrastructure; 6) water supply improvement; and 7) institutional support program - including consultancy services, studies, technical assistance etc. to strengthen management and maintenance systems of project agencies.