CGAP Working Group About Us

Working Group Purpose
The purpose of the group is to facilitate alignment of donor interventions and to serve as a lateral learning platform for exchanging experiences within the industry of housing finance for the poor.

The value added

• Donor coordination.

• Apply diverse expertise and lessons learned for problem solving and establishment of promising practices.
• To share resources and efforts in achieving complementary goals.
• Make information and technology available for learning and developing innovation.

Working Mechanisms
The group will work collaboratively, relying heavily upon the time of volunteer stakeholders interested in the above purpose. Reasonably achievable outputs will be pursued each year through smaller sub-groups with steering committee guidance. When appropriate, and when funding is available, consultants will be engaged to complete more intensive and technical work.

Group Composition
The group will be open for everybody with an interest in housing finance. A steering committee will guide the work and commit funds to the group’s activities.

Scope of work
The group will work in the field of housing finance. A list of prioritized areas will be updated regularly.