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Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust
2015 Winner | Puerto Rico
A community land trust is helping transform an informal settlement around a polluted and flood prone river cha…
Self-Help Housing in the North of England
2015 Winner | United Kingdom
This work is delivered by Canopy and Giroscope, two separate housing charities that train homeless and vulnera…
Comprehensive Community Development for Poverty Alleviation
This project focused on the Olep ethnic group who live on the western fringes of an important national park in…
Back to Rio
This huge scale public arts project has radically transformed the image of one of the most notorious favelas i…
TECHO – Development of Habitat
TECHO is an NGO working with residents and young volunteers to overcome the poverty in which thousands of peop…
Improvement Without Barriers
Disabled people on low incomes face significant challenges. Poor access and inadequate housing mean they are o…
Nashira, a Song of Love, a women-led project
Nashira Un Canto de Amor (a song of love) is an eco-village in rural Colombia built for and by women who have …
Empowering the Poor: building the capacity of urban and rural communities
Following the Slum Dwellers International approach and challenging Malawi’s ‘hand out culture’, this project i…
Lilac (Low Impact Living Affordable Community)
2015 Finalist | United Kingdom
Lilac is a self-planned and managed co-housing community in Leeds, England. It embraces the concept of living …
Rent to Buy Scheme
2015 Finalist | United Kingdom
The Highlands Small Communities Housing Trust (HSCHT) ‘Rent to Buy Scheme’ helps people on low income living i…