Green Light: Grupo SANJOSE and the Government of Mozambique entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of 4,500 housing units, the first stage of the implementation programme of 100,000 housing units
18/10/2012

• This first stage involved the development of 4,500 homes in three provinces of the country with a total investment of over USD 150 million.

The Social Housing Fund (FFH - Fondo para o Fomento de Habitação), entity dependent on the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of Mozambique, and SANJOSE, after more than a year working together, start the implementation of 100,000 social housing units to be developed over the following ten years along the country. The project is started with the execution of 4,500 housing units to be implemented within the following two years in the provinces of Nampula, Sofala and Maputo.

In Maputo, capital city of the country, a solemn event witnessed the formalisation of the "macro project" of 100, 000 social housing units. In the presence of the Minister of Public Works and Housing of Mozambique, Mr. Cadmiel Mutemba, and the Chairman of Grupo SANJOSE, Mr. Jacinto Rey, the agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FFH, Mr. Rui Costa, and the Regional Director for Africa of Grupo SANJOSE, Mr. Pedro Aller.  The Ambassador of Spain in Mozambique also attended the event.

The Minister of Public Works and Housing, Mr. Cadmiel Mutemba, expressed his satisfaction for the formalisation of the agreement, which is the culmination of an “important process to find a solution for the homeless and to improve the living conditions of the country".

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of FFH, Mr. Rui Costa, stated that the “the agreement is the outcome of a year's work". Project includes not only the construction, but also the development of basic infrastructure, such as: water supply network and drainage system, access roads and public street lighting, health care centres, schools, markets..."

The Chairman of SANJOSE stated that “the main goal of this macro project is to help resolve the housing problems of Mozambique, providing inhabitants with affordable and quality homes”. Further, he also emphasised that the project will involve "a complete socioeconomic transformation" of the country. “Over the following ten years wealth will be created; over 20, 000 jobs positions; training programmes devoted to boost the specialisation of the country; also, the economic model of the country will undergo considerable changes with the creation of new factories and auxiliary business (aluminium, wood, glass, etc.) which will transform the production network of Mozambique”.