The Experimental Reimbursable Seeding Operations (ERSO) programme was designed and implemented to increase sustainable financing for affordable and social housing and infrastructure during a four-year experimental pilot period, 2007–2011. This report is the evaluation carried out to assess progress on implementation of the ERSO programme during the experimental pilot period, and to suggest alternatives for more effective implementation of future activities.

Other Evaluations include:

• Evaluation of Gender Mainstreaming in UN-HABITAT (Evaluation Report 1/2011)
• Evaluation of the UN-HABITAT Youth Programme & Urban Youth Fund (Evaluation Report 2/2011)
• Mid-term Evaluation Global Land Tool Network (Evaluation  Report 3/2011)
• Slum Upgrading Facility Pilot Programme End-of-Programme Evaluation (Evaluation Report 4/2011)
• Review of UN-Habitat's Participation in the Delivering as One UN Initiative (Evaluation Report 5/2011)
• Evaluation of the Experimental Reimbursable Seeding Operations (Evaluation Report 6/2011)
• Mid-Term Evaluation of the Cities and Climate Change Initiative (Evaluation Report 2/2012)