Venezuela to Internationalize Social Housing Programs

Venezuela is planning to internationalize its urban recovery programs in 2017, to the benefit of other countries in Latin America, such as Cuba and Haiti, the Housing and Habitat Minister Manuel Quevedo said Monday.

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During an interview on the show, "Critical Point," the official remarked that the country’s housing missions are social strategies and projects that are recognized internationally. It is poised to export this model to countries in the region.

Quevedo said, “2017 is the offensive year ... it is one of the strategic lines of President Nicolas Maduro to internationalize these missions, which are positive examples of the Bolivarian Revolution before the world.

He also said that in the coming days, the Annual Plan on Habitat and Housing for 2017 will be approved by the president and the construction of more housing units throughout the country will begin.

In 2016, Venezuela helped people in both Cuba and Haiti affected by Hurricane Matthew with housing construction projects.

The minister said, "It is the task of the state to provide housing policies … and social welfare for their people, providing access and financing facilities."