Great Mission Housing Venezuela
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Great Mission Housing Venezuela (Spanish: Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela, GMVV) is a program of the Venezuelan government Bolivarian missions to provide housing for people who live in precarious conditions. The program was launched by the Hugo Chávez administration in 2011 and planned to build 350,000 houses by the end of 2012.[1]
Great Mission Housing Venezuela (GMVV) | |
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Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela | |
Type of project | Bolivarian mission |
Country | Venezuela |
Ministry | Housing and Habitat Ministry |
Key people | Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro, Alex Saab |
Launched | 2011; 13 years ago (2011) |
Status | Active |
Website | www |
The program has been subject to criticism due to corruption, opacity and structural deficiencies.[2][3][4] Between 2012 and 2013, Colombian businessman Alex Saab received US$159 million from the Venezuelan government to import housing materials, but only products worth US$3 million were delivered.[5] By 2017, there were inconsistencies in government figures about investment and there was a deficit of at least $76 billion whose destination was unknown.[2] The same year, during the Constituent Assembly election, government officials pressured residents to participate in the process.[6] There have likewise been reports of eviction of residents opposed to the government.[7] Engineers have also warned about infrastructure deterioration of program's buildings, and that houses are vulnerable in the event of an earthquake.[4][3]