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Making solar power reach everyone
by Elena Garcia
Here in the UK, the cost of solar panels for the average household is £6,000-7,000 (8,300-9,700 USD). Consider…
Why all local authorities and homelessness charities should pledge to support, not deport people sleeping rough
by Fiona Colley
New UK Home Office rules have made rough sleeping grounds for refusing or cancelling a person’s leave to remai…
TECHO: transforming lives across Latin America through expansion, transfer and adaptability
At the end of 2020, World Habitat presented its very first Outstanding Contribution to Housing Award to the La…
Some sunshine in between the clouds: my visit to Trapicheiros in Rio de Janeiro
As the process to introduce Community Land Trusts in Brazil reaches its second phase, Mariana Gallo (Programme…
Nepal: Inclusive economic recovery from COVID-19
The 2015 earthquake and now, the global pandemic, have devastated Nepal. But affordable housing NGO, Community…
‘It is all about community’ at the UK’s first LGBT+ affirming retirement community
by Anna Kear
Anna Kear is CEO of Tonic Housing. The most common question I’m asked is: why is there a need for LGBT+ affirm…
The world doesn’t cease to surprise – the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rollout in Westminster
Jan Teeuwisse works as a Homeless Health Care Navigator for Groundswell, a homelessness charity that works to …
Why people who are homeless won’t be forgotten through the Dying Homeless Project
Miranda Keast is Project Co-ordinator for the Dying Homeless Project at Museum of Homelessness – a commu…
Could COVID-19 inspire a new revolutionary moment?
David Ireland, Chief Executive of World Habitat, discusses how another revolutionary moment – similar to the i…
The route to gender equality and empowerment in precarious settlements of Phnom Penh
Reasa Ros and Alexis Hémar work as field mobiliser and technical assistant (respectively) at Planète Enfants &…