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Mission Unaccomplished: Impediments to Affordable Housing Drive in Addressing Homelessness in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Emeka Emmanuel Obioha

    (Department of Social Sciences, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha 5117, South Africa)

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Affordable housing is a people-centered strategy in dealing with homelessness. However, the increasing number of people in need of homes in sub-Saharan Africa suggests that this strategy has not afforded homes to the homeless. Theoretically, affordable housing exists to provide cheap and decent homes, but in contrast, these social houses are practically unaffordable, which raises the question of why this is the case. This paper articulates the impediments that account for unrealized affordable social housing in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that tackling these impediments through the recommended ways will booster realization of this dream. In conclusion, while provision of affordable housing to all who are in need of homes in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa is a desirable goal, all indications point to the reality that this mission is far from an accomplished status.

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  • Emeka Emmanuel Obioha, 2021. "Mission Unaccomplished: Impediments to Affordable Housing Drive in Addressing Homelessness in Sub-Saharan Africa," Social Sciences, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-16, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jscscx:v:10:y:2021:i:8:p:310-:d:616144
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