Thousands of vulnerable families
around the world are in extreme
urgency for housing
Their homes are not in good condition (very precarious and insecure), this does not allow them a dignified and stable life.
Our challenge is to finance projects of housing and related solutions
To provide a shelter to very poor families living in cities from Latin America, Africa and Asia. We promote initiatives to meet the most urgent habitat needs of the urban poor.
Know the requirements, monetary contributions by type of solution, criteria selection process and all the necessary information to prepare your application
Review the steps to create an account, register your NGO and apply for a project in the SELAVIP Management System.
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Hogar de Cristo organizes the "Of Wood and Cane" meeting on decent housing in Ecuador
Hogar de Cristo Ecuador will hold the "Of Wood and Cane" event on Wednesday, January 28, at 7:30 p.m., a space dedicated to raising awareness about access to decent housing in communities on the Ecuadorian coast. The event will take place in the Zaruma Room of the Sánchez Aguilar Theater in Samborondón, and will feature […]
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Project in Nigeria
In the framework of the project, Fuller developped about 3 plots of land at Luvu-Madaki, Nasarawa State (close to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital) by building dwellings for 24 low income families that cannot afford to access mortgage loan to buy a house (the families, earning a maximum income of $100 per month).
| PLACE OF EXECUTION Karu, Luvu-Madaki, Nigeria |
BENEFICIED FAMILIES 24 |
| CONTINENT Africa |
BENEFICIARIES 63 |
| RESPONSIBLE NGO Millard Fuller Foundation |
PROGRESS 100% finished |
| YEAR OF EXECUTION 2022 |
EXECUTION TIME 5 months |
The impact of our projects
Financed projects
Countries that apply
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Families benefited
The impact of our projects
Financed projects
Countries that apply
Registered NGOs
Families benefited
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Solutions
that we support
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New dwelling
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+ 1.100
New dwelling projects
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+ 76.500
Families benefited
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Repair
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+ 60
Home repair projects
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+ 3.870
Families benefited
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Extension
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+ 45
Home extension projects
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+ 1.598
Families benefited
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Toilets or latrines
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+ 400
Toilets or latrines projects
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+ 6.998
Families benefited
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Drinking water systems
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+ 300
Drinking water projects
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+ 40.500
Families benefited
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Sewage system
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+ 260
Sanitation or sewage projects
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+ 6.998
Families benefited
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Regularization of land titles
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+ 50
Property Title Regularization projects
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+ 56.250
Families benefited
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Final List of Projects that have been selected for the year 2026
November 2025Once again, we would like to thank all of you who participated in the 2026 call for projects. SELAVIP received a total of 390 projects from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, of which 81% (316 projects) were declared eligible and obtained a ranking, Based on this ranking and the funds authorised […]
Commemoration of the 5th anniversary of Josse's departure
July 2025Josse van der Rest SJ, founder of SELAVIP, passed away on 24 July 2020 in the Jesuit community of Santiago de Chile and when the world had already decreed a general confinement due to the COVID 19 pandemic. From a personal point of view, Josse was known as the Father of the […]
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