Fundao Bento Rubio (FBR)

$135.1K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Fundao Bento Rubio
Country	Brazil
Start Date	Jul 05, 2003
End Date	Jan 27, 2007
Duration	1,302 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50286-36`

Grant Description

For a cooperative self-help housing project in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro.

Individuals will benefit from the construction of houses, and heads of household will improve their construction skills through 80 hours of intensive construction training provided by government and private sector partners. The housing development will serve as a model for low-income housing in the city.