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What is happening this week? |07 October 2020

What is happening this week?

This Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure and Land Transport (MHILT) is once again hosting several activities to commemorate Habitat Week in a ‘new normal’ style.

World Habitat Day was established in 1985 by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 40/202. The day was first celebrated in 1986 and each year a new theme is adopted to bring attention to UN-Habitat’s mandate to promote sustainable development policies.

World Habitat day takes place on the first Monday of October and this year the day was commemorated on Monday October 5 under the theme ‘Housing for All: A better Urban Future’.

In Seychelles, the MHILT has been commemorating this event for over a decade and this year the activities will be on a smaller scale compared to previous years. This year activities being organised will be focused on the housing sector to emphasise this year’s theme.

One activity targeting the public in general is a Facebook game under the #habitatweek2020.

 

Facebook Game: Habitat Week Selfie Challenge

  1. Take a selfie with your house in the background
  2. Post the picture using #habitatweek2020 on MHILT Facebook page
  3. Get as many friends to a) Like your selfie and b) Like the MHILT Facebook page
  4. The user with the most likes for the selfie and convinced more friends to like the MHILT page wins a prize.

Terms and Conditions:

  • Duration of the Habitat Week Selfie Challenge is from 1st October 12:00pm – 8th October 2020 12:00pm
  • Must reside in Seychelles to participate in the Selfie Challenge
  • Entries with no #habitatweek2020 will not be considered
  • Winner will be announced Thursday 8th October 2020 at 4pm
  • Winner will need to collect prize Friday 9th October Independence House Ground Floor between 9am – 12pm.

 

 

Housing projects update

 

24 -24 -24

 

  • Presently 354 units completed and allocated in a total of 15 districts

Namely: Mont Buxton, Grand Anse Mahé, Baie St Anne Praslin, St Louis, Beau Vallon,

La Digue, Baie Lazare, Au Cap, Grand Anse Praslin, Anse Boileau, Bel Air, Mont Fleuri, Anse Etoile, Roche Caiman and Anse Aux Pins.

  • One project in a 16th district (Takamaka) is completed and pending handover (allocation is already done).
  • 181 units ongoing
  • Out of the 181 units – 32 units have reached advanced stage of construction.
  • 83 units are expected to be completed before end of the year
  • These are projects in following districts: Port Glaud (1st phase), Anse Royale, Point Larue and Les Mamelles.
  • Projects in English River, Plaisance, Cascade and Bel Ombre are expected to be completed in 2021.

 

Self-Finance

ZONE

UNITS

ALLOCATION

1

13

 

June 2020

2

14

3

10

4

13

July 2020

5

23
  • 18 units allocated in September 2020
  • Remaining 5 units to be allocated early October

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condominium Update

Perseverance Point Condominiums (GICC)

1block – 10 units (3 bedrooms) – Allocated to tenants August 2018

1 block – 10 units (3 bedrooms) – Allocated to tenants May 2020

1 block – 10 units (2 bedrooms) – Targeted allocation – 1st week of October 2020

 

Perseverance Condominiums (Purchased from Seychelles Pension Fund)

Official handed over of the Condominiums from Pension Fund to Property Management Corporation – July 2020

18 units (1 bedroom) – for renting agreement – Allocated September 2020

24 units (2 bedrooms) – for Purchase agreement - Target allocation – October 2020

 

Contributed by the Ministry of Habitat, Infrastructure & Land Transport

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