CGA’s Decentralization and Local Development Specialist Geert Custers led a feasibility study on behalf of the Dutch NGO Solid House Foundation (aimed at developing an integrated housing program of the urban poor in El Alto (and, additionally, in Santa Cruz). The assignment included conducting policy dialogue with central and local government authorities, evaluating the municipalities housing needs, financing requirements and implementation capacity and developing a framework for a sustainable, effective and transparent integrated housing program capable of responding to the needs of the municipality.