โณAmid global crises, it's vital to ensure safe, secure & durable housing for refugees, asylum seekers, & the displaced.
Leading up to
#WorldRefugeeDay
on Jun 20, World Habitat is dedicated to advocating for safe housing for all, no matter their circumstances or where they are.
๐An inspiring project in Indonesia, involving a group of informal settlement (kampung) residents has won a 2024 Gold
#WorldHabitatAwards
for its incredible story of community resilience & collective action.
Read more๐
๐Today we're delighted to share the announcement by Prince William & the Royal Foundation about the new & exciting Homewards campaign aimed at ending homelessness, to which we have shared our expertise & will now act as a sector partner.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
๐๏ธThe
@HomewardsUK
campaign has at its heart many of the same principles as our European End Street Homelessness campaign where we believe homelessness should be prevented or rare, brief & non-recurring.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
๐Today we're delighted to share the announcement by Prince William & the Royal Foundation about the new & exciting Homewards campaign aimed at ending homelessness, to which we have shared our expertise & will now act as a sector partner.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
Today the Prince of Wales will visit
#Sheffield
to unveil major commitments to
@HomeswardUK
.
Homebase pledges ยฃ1m for innovative housing projects & landlords commit to providing homes for families on the brink of or experiencing
#homelessness
.
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The retailer has agreed to provide up to 1500 'Home Starter Packsโ to the innovative housing projects which will be built across each of the six Homewards locations, as well as other housing solutions created through the programme. 2/3
Today the Prince of Wales will visit
#Sheffield
to unveil major commitments to
@HomeswardUK
.
Homebase pledges ยฃ1m for innovative housing projects & landlords commit to providing homes for families on the brink of or experiencing
#homelessness
.
1/3
๐Today we're delighted to share the announcement by Prince William & the Royal Foundation about the new & exciting Homewards campaign aimed at ending homelessness, to which we have shared our expertise & will now act as a sector partner.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
Creating an end to people experiencing homelessness can only be achieved by involving the community, improving local systems and learning and sharing with each other. It's therefore great to see
@HomewardsUK
not only partnering with us but also our past and present partners.
๐ We've seen first-hand what can be done if we put our minds to it!
When we set up our campaign in 2015, it was inspired by World Habitat Award winners in Finland & the US who had made significant progress to end homelessness.
Get the full storyโก๏ธ
Landlords from across the city have collectively pledged an initial 33 properties for families on the brink of or experiencing homelessness.
A key aim of the programme is to galvanise national momentum to end homelessness & inspire other landlords & businesses.
The retailer has agreed to provide up to 1500 'Home Starter Packsโ to the innovative housing projects which will be built across each of the six Homewards locations, as well as other housing solutions created through the programme. 2/3
Weโre excited to announce the 2019
#WorldHabitatAwards
winners! This year weโre presenting Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards to some of the worldโs most outstanding housing projects
#WHA2019
60% of Vienna's inhabitants live in a property owned either publicly or by housing associations - 'in both cases the rent is capped, which experts say helps act as a brake on prices in the private sector too.' via
@FRANCE24
We are delighted to announce that, for the first time, we are presenting an Outstanding Contribution to Housing Award - to the youth-led organisation
@techo
๐An innovative organisation in
#Glasgow
which has transformed empty homes in the city & housed 1,000 people on low incomes into high-quality homes has today been announced as the winner of a prestigious Gold World Habitat Award for 2023.
Find out more ๐
๐ We've seen first-hand what can be done if we put our minds to it!
When we set up our campaign in 2015, it was inspired by World Habitat Award winners in Finland & the US who had made significant progress to end homelessness.
Get the full storyโก๏ธ
๐๏ธThe
@HomewardsUK
campaign has at its heart many of the same principles as our European End Street Homelessness campaign where we believe homelessness should be prevented or rare, brief & non-recurring.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
Wow ๐ what an amazing week we have had
@wuf9kl2018
- we have enjoyed being involved in discussions, learning more about international perspectives of
#communityledhousing
& meeting lots of inspiring people. Hereโs a few more highlights of our week:
'We want to affirm that housing is not a commodity like gold or steel but rather a human right. We want to say itโs not okay to pursue development for the sake of development and forcibly evict communities.'
@leilanifarha
via
@maytree_canada
#maketheshift
๐BREAKING NEWS๐
A remarkable project in Jakarta, involving a group of kampung residents & a revolutionary approach to deep net-zero retrofitting from the Netherlands have today been announced as the 2024
#WorldHabitatAwards
GOLD winners.
Read more๐
Weโve arrived in Kuala Lumpur for
#wuf9
+ look 4ward to meeting you at our exhibition stand at Hall 1 during the week. Join us at side event tomorrow morning 11:30-12:30 at rm 406 with this yearโs
#Worldhabitatawards
winners. See u!
๐The approach by
@homewardsuk
is rooted in the
#HousingFirst
model, which drastically reduces
#homelessness
through targeted increases in housing supply & wrap around support.
Our work across the world helped highlight the approach & we're delighted its now expanding in the UK
๐Today we're delighted to share the announcement by Prince William & the Royal Foundation about the new & exciting Homewards campaign aimed at ending homelessness, to which we have shared our expertise & will now act as a sector partner.
Find out moreโก๏ธ
โIt was definitely time to highlight what the new face of homelessness looks like โ because it looks like your teachers, your nurses, your essential workers..โ
@moms4housing
via
@vice
@EOckerman
La organizaciรณn
@techo
, que ha brindado asistencia a millones de personas de toda
#Am
รฉricaLatina y el Caribe con sus casas, es la primera organizaciรณn que recibe el premio a la Contribuciรณn Destacada en Vivienda
'homelessness is not just about housing. There are a multitude of reasons why a person becomes homeless.. there needs to be a multitude of solutions when helping someone get out of homelessness. The arts has to be included as one of those'
@DavidTovey1975
@Techo
Congratulations
@techo
!
In just 23 years, they have progressed from a small housing project in Chile to an international operation covering 18 countries across
#LatinAmerica
and the
#Caribbean
.
๐An innovative โright to useโ housing cooperative in Catalonia โ which provides permanently affordable homes under the market prices โ has won a prestigious 2023 Silver World Habitat Award in partnership with
@UNHABITAT
Find out more๐
๐ We canโt quite believe itโs been almost a month since the launch of
@Homewards
with the
@KensingtonRoyal
.
We know together we can make a difference and are therefore delighted to be a sector partner - watch the launch videoโก๏ธ
"
@techo
has achieved a tremendous impact, not only in housing provision, but also...involving young people. Work[ing] with over 1m vols illustrates their...capacity to engage & motivate...creating...solidarity & bringing communities behind 1 unifying purpose"
@Mariana_Gallo_
We are excited to announce....
๐ขthe 2021
#WorldHabitatAwards
winners!๐ข
We're presenting
๐ฅGold
๐ฅSilver
๐ฅBronze
๐Awards
to some of the most outstanding housing projects from across the worldโฌ๏ธ
#WHA2021
Landlords from across the city have collectively pledged an initial 33 properties for families on the brink of or experiencing homelessness.
A key aim of the programme is to galvanise national momentum to end homelessness & inspire other landlords & businesses.
Weโre excited to announce the 2020
#WorldHabitatAwards
winners! Weโre presenting Gold, Silver & Bronze Awards to some of the worldโs most outstanding housing projects
#WHA2020
#WorldHabitatAwards
Gold Winner
@ActionAidIndia
from the Koraga Tribe presented at the Indigenous Peopleโs Roundtable at
#WUF10
. Sharing good practice with delegates from a Quebec housing association for Northern Villages of the Nunavik Region.
@jpduhalde
@Techo
"This award represents a new definition of shared work, collaborative action & dialogue between popular settlements & the youth of Latin America. It motivates us to continue working...in order to continue transforming the lives of millions of people."
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Homelessness CAN be ended for good with the Housing First approach, which focuses on finding a permanent home for a person experiencing homelessness. Read how Helsinki has been successful:
#EndStreetHomelessness
๐It's nearly time!
There are now less than 24 hours until the 2024
#WorldHabitatAwards
winners are announced and new entries can be submitted.
Join us for the announcement at 12.00 (GMT) on Thursday 4 January 2024 โถ๏ธ
Today weโve published our European
#EndStreetHomelessness
Campaign Impact Report 2019 โ sharing the work of our partner orgs in cities across Europe
@Techo
โ
@techo
's contribution to housing is.. extraordinary. They've.. built 135k+ homes for the poorest & most marginalised communities in Latin America. These have transformed peopleโs lives, provided safety, improved health, & resulted in greater community resilience
@david_ireland_
A seminal exchange 7 years ago triggered a pivotal moment in the human right to housing.
In 2015, World Habitat & 2014
#WorldHabitatAwards
Winner
@ysaatio
set out to promote the
#HousingFirst
ethos into the mainstream.
Click here to read the full story
'The best way out of this problem is to turn housing provision around so that occupants and communities, not investors, are at the heart of the decisions'
We're delighted to confirm the
#WorldHabitatAwards
for 2022 are now open for entry. If you're involved with
inspirational projects & programmes that provide outstanding, innovative & sustainable
#housing
solutions, we want to hear from you now.
#WHA2022
Exciting news! Tomorrow we're set to announce the winners and finalists of
#WorldHabitatawards
2017 - we'll be publishing their stories on our website -they all showcase amazing solutions to global housing problems...
What does a collective vision of an end to rough sleeping mean in practice?
How can we explore a definition of that works across international borders... in housing contexts from Lisbon, to Glasgow, to Bucharest?
@WorldHabitat
's delighted to be working with
@homelessimpact
...
The๐
#WorldHabitatAwards
in partnership with
@UNHABITAT
strive to support projects with the potential to make the greatest impact in addressing the most challenging
#housing
problems. If you're involved with inspirational projects you should apply now.
Charity
@LATCHLeeds
has been LOANED ยฃ1.2m by a bank to refurbish 14 homes in Leeds for those that need somewhere to live. They use contractors like Gary, who was formerly homeless, to do the places up.
In 2021 we wanted to have a greater impact than ever before & sought to develop & adapt our approach to changing housing needs. Our annual report details that work & includes the incredible stories & achievements of our partners.
Get your copy here -
Entries to the
#WorldHabitatAwards
2022 (in partnership with
@UNHABITAT
) are now closed but we're delighted to say we've received over๐110๐entries from๐50๐different countries & we'll be in touch with projects about their entries over the coming weeks!
๐ซ For our next 'Open Space' session we're delighted to be joined by Robbie Stakelum, Policy Officer at
@FEANTSA
to hear how existing services are responding to LGBTIQ homelessness.
Click here for more about our homelessness programme & our partners โฌ๏ธ
๐กAre you solving a
#housing
problem?
We're looking for practical, innovative & sustainable solutions to housing challenges.
๐Enter the
#WorldHabitatAwards
by 12 March 2023 for your chance to win ยฃ10k & share your work with the rest of the world -
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#asunnottomieny
รถ
Today weโve published the European
#EndStreetHomelessness
Campaignโs Impact Report 2021. We share stories of how partners have worked together to helps hundreds more experiencing homelessness into secure accommodation.
'We have moved beyond saying that in Scotland we believe
#HousingFirst
creates the best base for recovery, to saying that it will be our default offer to people experiencing homelessness and a range of other multiple needs.'
#EndStreetHomelessness
Hundreds of volunteers will be out on the streets of
#Barcelona
tonight to talk with homeless people about their experiences - this is the fourth consecutive year that European
#EndStreetHomelessness
Campaign partners
@ArrelsFundacio
have held Connections Weeks across the city
Aquesta nit sortim pels carrers de Barcelona a parlar amb les persones que viuen al ras. Els hi preguntarem quant temps fa que viuen al carrer, si pateixen o no violรจncia, quin estat de salut tenene...
#CensSenseLlar
Today for our Homelessness
#exChange
event we shared good practice on framing communications from across the European
#EndStreetHomelessness
Campaign. Great examples from UK, Hungary, Slovakia, Spain & Belgium gave insight & provoked useful discussions. Thanks to
@CatherineAshf14
๐An innovative worldwide housing fund which has helped more than 1 million people has today been announced as a prestigious Silver World Habitat Award winner in partnership with
@UNHABITAT
Find out more -๐
'..while every country has its own particularities regarding housing thereโs an overriding common thread: cities are unaffordable for ordinary people and they are being pushed out of their homes and communities'
@leilanifarha
@adequatehousing
via
@guardian
'There are hundreds of thousands of empty properties - it's just not the way a civilised society should be treating its housing stock.' Great short film on the work of
@CanopyHousing
in turning empty properties into homes
#emptyhomes
#selfhelphousing
๐ขThe 2021
#WorldHabitatAwards
winners๐ข
will be announced on....
๐๏ธThursday 16 Dec at 12-noon UTC๐๏ธ
๐ฅ2 Gold winners
๐ฅ2 Silver winners
๐ฅ4 Bronze winners
Any journalists/media wanting early sight of these outstanding
#housing
projects please get in touch...
our DMs are open
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Homelessness CAN be ended for good with the Housing First approach, which focuses on finding a permanent home for a person experiencing homelessness. Read how Helsinki has been successful:
#EndStreetHomelessness
We're recruiting! We're looking for a Programme Officer to join our
#WorldHabitatAwards
team, helping to run the competition and a series of international programmes and events. More info: