Housing finance adds to women’s and families’ resilience,” said Executive Director and Founder of Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF) Kecia Rust. A 2019 study by IFC on women’s home ownership in Kenya shows a high demand for housing finance products among women. IFC estimates $14.8 billion as the size of market for women’s housing loans. IFC’s Regional Director for Eastern Africa, Jumoke Jagun-Dokunmu noted that home ownership is crucial to women’s economic empowerment. By click of a button they will know the status of property ownership,” she added.

Source: Daily Nation July 31, 2020 12:08 UTC