Why does USDA Rural Development do this? USDA Rural Developmentâs Section 502 Direct Loan Program provides a path to homeownership for low- and very-low-income families living in rural areas, and families who truly have no other way to make affordable homeownership a reality.
Shanty town is a part of large cities where poor people live in home-built shacks, often with no electricity or water. - A part of many 3 world cities in Africa and south America.
Landslides have become a common threat to shantytowns in the Less Economically Developed Countries (for example, Rochina, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). These âfavelasâ are often built on land that has been used for nothing else â steep slopes/boggy ground/unstable ground.andslides have become a common threat to shantytowns in the Less Economically Developed Countries (for example, Rochina, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). These âfavelasâ are often built on land that has been used for nothing else â steep slopes/boggy ground/unstable ground.