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The Way Forward Housing Collaborative (WFHC) is united behind the vision of a world where the full potential of the housing sector is unleashed to drive economic growth, social equity and environmental sustainability. We seek to provide a platform for players who aim to further affordable housing in emerging market and developing countries to reimage and co-create inspirational, dynamic housing solutions.

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Spotlight

The Way Forward Housing Collaborative is pleased to spotlight the following research,
events and blogs this month:

A failure to disrupt the housing sector is a failure to our economy, health and planet.

The global housing sector is fragmented, slow to innovate, underfunded and often isolated from the rest development community. Yet, the sector’s status quo can no longer be tolerated. An estimated 1.6 billion people lack adequate housing, with the deficit continuing to grow larger each day

Housing finance in Africa: Recovery through recognition of massive small potential

This blog originally appeared as the introductory essay[1] to the 2021 edition of the Housing Finance in Africa Yearbook. After...

Unlocking Housing Finance for Women: Perspectives from IFC and Sewa Grih Rin Ltd. (Sitara)

Access to safe and affordable housing is a fundamental human right. But unfortunately, it is not enjoyed equally by all...

Members

Habib Hann

International Finance Corporation

Patrick McAllister

Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter

Arthur Acolin

Runstad Dept of Real Estate in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington

Richard Green

Dept. of Real Estate Development at University of Southern California

Rishi Chakraborty

United Nations Development Programme

Minerva Novero

United Nations Development Programme

Marja Hoek-Smit

Housing Finance Information Network

Lara Shankar Chandra

Consultant - Habitat for Humanity International

El-hadj Bah

African Development Bank

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Peruvian study finds “going back to basics” on sustainable housing solutions can be key: They are simple, and reduce household costs

In honor of Earth Day, this month we travel to Lima, Peru, to examine how Habitat’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation...

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Building Affordability into Tomorrow’s Megacities

New cities are being designed from the ground up. As we design the megacities of tomorrow, let’s leverage lessons learned...

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