Beautiful family homes. By the community. For the community. Built by Giroscope. Privilege today to see #WorldHabitatAward Winners from 2015 grow their self build housing model in Hull. Affordable, climate positive and sustainable homes for people who need it.

Thanks so much to all the people who came to the opening of the community self build World Habitat Louise Winterburn Patrick Duce @EmmaHardyMP Canopy Housing Social & Sustainable @BigSocietyCap Richard Motley, FIED Kate Genever Alec Gill Hodson Architects Two Ridings Community Foundation blokcnc @peoplesbiz

🔓Stretched to breaking point, how can funders respond to the risks and strains facing the housing and homelessness sector. Next week Patrick Duce co-chairs this ACF network meeting for those on the frontline ▶️ bit.ly/ACFEventMay23

🏆urbaSEN's coordinator Mr. Papa Keita and FSH's president Ms. Aissata Talla receive the World Habitat Trophy from @Adam_Challis (World Habitat board member) and Aminata Baro (regional UN-Habitat office for Africa) Find out more via this short video▶️youtu.be/LQDuFKv7yeI

⚾️This #THROWBACKTHURSDAY we revisit this blog from Natalia Martínez at Fundació Hàbitat3, as she outlined how their World Habitat Award has helped their work in bringing about social change in Catalonia. Catch the blog here▶️ bit.ly/WHAHabitat3Blog

"The remarkable achievements of UrbaSEN and FSH are less about visible outcomes than the establishment of community trust and engagement through local networks." Blog post by World Habitat Trustee @Adam_Challis on recent visit to Dakar, Senegal. #WorldHabitatAwards

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🎋Special thanks to PlanetMark for yesterday’s insightful session and discussion with World Habitat on the key principles that underpin the circular economy. Find out more about climate action at World Habitat ▶️ bit.ly/ClimateActionWH

According to a study by World Habitat, half of older LGBTQ+ individuals fear revealing their true selves in specialist housing. #PrideInHousing23 #PrideMonth

Thought of the day.

LGBTQ+ people face a disproportionate number of housing issues. 77% consider their sexuality as the main cause of their homelessness. This #PrideMonth read more about this in a World Habitat report 📕 world-habitat.org/publications/l…

🏘️A first of its kind network, could lead to 278k new homes in England & Wales alone. Find out more about this unique collaboration as Europe's most successful Community Land Trusts come together to scale the model across the continent▶️bit.ly/ECLTNetwork

📢 New report alert! Today we're launching - Refused? Experiences following a negative asylum decision. This important report, delivered by our Community Researchers, explores the devastating impact of receiving a refusal -in many cases unjustly- on an asylum claim in the UK. ⬇️

Last week I got the chance to visit the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in modern day America. Come with me as I explore Culdesac — a 17-acre oasis of walkable living in the otherwise sprawling, car-dependent metropolis of Phoenix. 🧵