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Ashoka Changemakers: Winners of the Sustainable Urban Housing Competition
Ashoka is in the final stage of its Sustainable Urban Housing Competition. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, Ashoka has challenged innovators to orchestrate sustainable, safe, transferable and affordable housing solutions for any landscape or culture. Earlier this week, finalists were selected each pocketing $10,000 to seed their plans.
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MFIs Seen as Way Forward to Boost Housing Supply
The World Bank is calling on microfinanciers to fund housing projects in Kenya to meet the high demand for affordable homes in the low-end market. The Bank said Kenya should take cue from India’s housing microfinancing concept that has already seen development of 20,000 homes for low income earners and is looking to deliver 500,000 units in a few years. Speaking during the launch of the Housing Finance report in Nairobi, Simon Walley of the World Bank said: "We need to w...
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Designing the Future of Housing for India’s Poorest
The words "affordable housing" don’t properly explain the work of Micro Home Solutions . The company, based in Delhi, India, does occupy that housing space, but its more of an interdisciplinary design services company for low-income urban dwellers, drawing upon the insights of sociologists, urban planners, architects, policy-makers, and engineers to help create a sustainable living ecosystem for some of the world’s poorest residents...
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An Uncommon Gathering, For a Common Agenda: Affordable Housing at the BoP
In December, Ashoka in partnership with the Hilti Foundation brought, several other organizations tackling affordable housing in various geographies and with varying approaches in Barcelona for a Summit of Global Housing Entrepreneurs. The goal: to identify a common agenda to advance affordable housing for BoP populations globally.
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NextThought Monday: Pakistan: A Land of Misunderstood Opportunity
I want to show you the greatness of this country, and what can be done to improve it. I’m talking about a different side of Pakistan than you usually hear about, and I want to make sure you distinguish the two in your mind... As Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "To be great is to be misunderstood." Pakistan is both.
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What if You Could Unlock the Potential of a Trillion-Dollar Housing Market?
Check out Ashoka’s "A New Alliance for Global Change" article in the September, 2010 issue of Harvard Business Review, where Ashoka CEO Bill Drayton and Full Economic Citizenship’s Chief Entrepreneur Valeria Budinich. Here’s how you can get a complimentary copy.
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The Role of Civil Society Organizations Bridging the Gap in Affordable Housing Value Chains
India recently saw a spate of announcements for affordable housing projects being launched in various parts of the country. So, what has led to developers getting involved with affordable housing projects in India?
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Frontier Investments: Focused on Mobile Banking, Microinsurance & Housing
ACCION International’s Frontier Investments Group is a double bottom line, venture equity fund focused on catalyzing a new approach to microfinance. It invests in new technologies and disruptive business models that can powerfully enhance the way financial services are delivered to the poor. Building upon microfinance’s success in "banking the unb...
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