ANHI's Tikiouine project targets these problems. The programs are being implemented with collaboration of neighborhood associations, the municipality and local authorities. Principles of self-help and client financial participation are basic. In the informal neighborhoods, for example, the community is responsible for tertiary water and sewer lines, and for individual hookups, with fees collected prior to connection. The project financing is balanced, with cross-subsidy profits shared across components.
Employment is created.
Environmental improvements for the site and surrounding neighborhoods are an important bonus of the work. The three projects are sustainable, creating neighborhoods from former slums which will become indistinguishable from other urban areas, and promoting integration of lower income residents into the economic, social and political life of the city. The R'Mel integrated project is a model which can be replicated in other cities with squatter settlements on open land. The result of the R'Mel project is a sustainable urban neighborhood, which is socially integrated and economically viable. All groups made adjustments in expectations and schedule to make the project work.