The project started in 2002 with 1 000 sites. Most of the houses required rectification. The houses had two bedrooms, open plan lounge and kitchen with no sink. Most of the houses had cracks. The houses did not have a bathroom, a shower or a washing basin. When the wind blew, sand would find its way into the houses through unproperly fixed corrugated iron roofing. Windows were cracking and doors were not closing properly.