The Informal Settlements Development Facility (ISDF) is the Egyptian governmental body that is responsible for financing slums redevelopment projects.

Strategies and policies for the development of informal settlements

• Short term:Egypt with no unsafe zones in 2018
• Medium term: Development of unplanned areas
• Long-term: Comprehensive urban development to stop rural migration to cities and prevent the emergence of new informal areas

Policies

• The Fund's policies are based on the realization of the principle of social justice and guaranteeing the citizen's right to secure housing; improving living and economic conditions through the following policies
• Locating the inhabitants of the slums in the same locations or in the nearest neighborhood
• Development of informal settlements with governorates in the framework of decentralization
• Implement the principles of partnership with the people in the development of informal settlements
• Ensure that the living and economic conditions of the population of the slums are maintained
• Support partnership with civil society organizations and the private sector
• Activating partnerships with donors to implement the country's priorities for the development of insecure areas
• Integration of unplanned area development programs with unsafe areas