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The RHLF's core business is providing loans,
through intermediaries, to low income households for incremental
housing purposes. Incremental housing is a people driven
process; and RHLF's core business is to empower low income
families in rural areas to access credit that enables them to
unleash the potential of their self help, savings and local
ingenuity to build and improve their shelter over time.
RHLF was a incubated within the NHFC and remained
part of the organization as a subsidiary until
31 March 2002.
From 1 April 2002 it became a separate entity.
The Rural Housing Loan Fund has channeled funds
to homeowners in dozens of rural areas in all 9 provinces in
South Africa
through 20 medium and small retail lenders.
The RHLF has set up a Peer Support Network (PSN)
to support capacity building and loyalty to the RHLF mission
among intermediaries. This unique approach to development
finance seeks to institutionalize peer interaction among
non-competitive start-ups.