AID's Progress in Providing Housing to Displaced El Chorrillo Residents
Abstract
Our review indicated that the living conditions at the Albrook facility generally met acceptable standards as defined by international refugee organizations. Food services appeared adequate; living space, toilet, and bath areas were clean and sanitary; and health and medical care were available. However, living quarters are small at the Albrook facility and lack privacy. The size of the quarters are 3-meters square and, according to AID officials, were inspected prior to occupancy by officials from the International Red Cross and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, who indicated that the size was adequate for a temporary facility. Residents complained that living under these conditions over an extended period had become increasingly more difficult. According to AID's Mission Director, as of August 29, 1990, 6 months after the permanent housing program began, 142 replacement homes or approximately 7 percent of the estimated 2,200 homes needed had been delivered.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA267356
Entities
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office