​What we do

At World Habitat we do not take sides, other than with what works and what is good. We find, support, share and celebrate those ideas and actions that have an overwhelmingly positive impact on individuals, families and communities. We want to make housing, not an investment, or a dream, but a basic right for everyone.

Our World Habitat Awards – organised in partnership with UN-Habitat – recognise and highlight innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programmes from across the world.

Through peer exchanges and our networks, we bring people and ideas together – from major global institutions and national governments to grass-roots organisations and local communities.

We champion those communities that take control of solving their own housing needs.

We initiated and ran the European End Street Homelessness Campaign and are working with partners in Central and Eastern Europe to bring housing-led solutions to end homelessness to the region.

We support ground-breaking community-led housing models that increase the availability of long-term, affordable, and sustainable housing for low-income groups, and which also guarantee land rights.