"Social Infrastructure
at the centre of the COVID-19 recovery"
2020 will forever be remembered as the year we all stayed at home!
The public sector and DFIs are recognizing the link between social infrastructure and growth, but the opposite is also true: poor social infrastructure can undermine economic growth and exacerbate poverty.
Aside from the economic impact, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the persistent state of disaster in which a majority of urban households across the continent live.
The demographics of the African continent are a challenging factor for sustainable development, if affordable housing isn't available in the relevant areas, no matter how much money is being poured into infrastructure and private equity investments, we will not reach the minimum objectives in the affordable housing supply.