A virtual orientation workshop was recently conducted by Habitat for Humanity Philippines in partnership with the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development. Representatives of local government units discussed advancing access to land and public funding to provide vulnerable families with affordable housing. The workshop also highlighted Habitat's Negros Occidental Impact 2025 project that aims to build 10,000 housing units using the Hilti Foundation’s Cement Frame Bamboo Technology. The pilot location for the project is in Silay City where 534 houses are being built and more will be constructed in San Carlos and other cities and municipalities across the province.
At every point of the housing continuum, there is stress, Habitat for Humanity Central Region New Zealand’s chief executive Nic Greene said in
an interview. Due to high property prices, those who have been shut out of homeownership have become long-term renters. Jane's stress over renting was removed when she started her home ownership journey with Habitat New Zealand in 2011. Now she can focus on raising her children. "I knew...I wanted my three daughters to have stability in this changing world, when it's so hard to own your own home," said Jane.
Tackling housing unaffordability in post-COVID-19 Asia Major cities are a huge economic driver for countries in Asia, but as more and more people continue to work from home and move away from city centers, local governments are struggling with how to make urban areas more affordable. Experts from the Asian Development Bank and the University of Singapore provide suggestions for how to address the housing affordability crisis in Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read on. DISASTER RESPONSEProtecting the vulnerable in India
Members of the Irula tribal community near Chennai, Tamil Nadu state, waiting to receive hygiene kits and family essentials kits. Facebook photo: Habitat for Humanity India
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Road to Recovery 2.0 COVID-19 response, Habitat for Humanity India is supporting vulnerable communities during a deadly second wave of the pandemic. In addition to distributing family essentials kits and hygiene kits, Habitat India will work with local governments and partners to set up care centers in underused healthcare or government buildings. These facilities will be equipped with beds and oxygen concentrators, among others, to help individuals isolate and reduce the spread of COVID-19 infections.
Two new care centers, supported by MetLife, were inaugurated in Benguluru on May 26. To date, Habitat India has supported over 1.3 million individuals in its COVID-19 response.
Please donate. OTHER Habitat India’s MD to advise UN-Habitat on stakeholder engagement
Habitat for Humanity India’s managing director Rajan Samuel (right) has been appointed as a member of UN-Habitat's Stakeholder Advisory Group Enterprise, or SAGE. Serving a two-year term, he is among
seven leading urban experts who will advise UN-Habitat’s executive director on effective engagement of stakeholders to support implementation of the urban dimensions of the sustainable development agenda.
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