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‘It is our fight, but it is a common fight too’ – World Habitat showcases best practice on the world stage
by Ella Hancock
“It is our fight, but it is a common fight too” was a key message from Vera Kovács, co-leader of Utcáról Lakás…
Community-Led Housing, reaffirmed, promoted, and celebrated
Helsinki, Finland, was this year’s convergence place for grassroots organisations, practitioners, thinkers, po…
Conversations on a Belgrade Balcony: Reflections on the past, present and future-housing
Mariangela Veronesi, Programme Lead for the Global Community-led Housing Programme, blogs about her chat with …
Experiences in Supporting Co-operative Housing Development in Central and South-Eastern Europe
Ana Džokić and Rok Ramšak are from emerging housing initiatives in Belgrade and Ljubljana – part of MOBA…
How winning a World Habitat Award was just the start…
Natalia Martínez, from Fundació Habitat3, reflects on the impact winning Gold in the 2019 World Habitat Awards…
Community finance for affordable housing in Africa
by Anne-Lize Hertgers Eloise Pelaud & Bea Varnai
Anne-Lize Hertgers, Eloise Pelaud and Bea Varnai are part of urbaMonde, a French-Swiss organisation that suppo…
Armed guards, deep-fried maggots and walking over hot ash – Pat Elderfield reflects on her time with World Habitat
At the end of 2021, Pat Elderfield retired as a Trustee and Honorary Treasurer from the World Habitat Board af…
We won’t end homelessness until what’s considered innovative now, becomes the standard everywhere
by Ella Hancock
Ella Hancock, who has recently joined World Habitat to work on the European End Street Homelessness Campaign, …
Until the tremor has passed
Pierre Arnold, Programme Manager for the World Habitat Awards, blogs about the inspirational reconstruction pr…
Why EU citizens are more likely to experience homelessness in Britain – and why it matters
by Ruth Jacob
Ruth Jacob is Senior Policy and Parliamentary Affairs Officer at Crisis, a UK based homelessness charity. Imag…