The World Habitat Awards were established in 1985 by the Building and Social Housing Foundation as part of its contribution to the United Nations International Year of Shelter for the Homeless.
Every year a prize of £10,000 and an award are given to two winners – projects that provide practical and innovative solutions to current housing needs and problems. The awards are presented at a UN-Habitat global event
WORTH
- As well as international recognition, a prize of £10,000 is made to each of the two winning projects.
- Trophies are also presented to the winning projects and travel and accommodation costs are met for one representative of each winning project to attend the awards ceremony.
ELIGIBILITY
Housing projects and approaches are sought that:
- Demonstrate practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing issues faced by countries all around the world
- Can be transferred or adapted for use as appropriate
- Are already being implemented or are completed ie not at design stage or very early stages of development
- View the term habitat from a broad perspective and bring other benefits as well, such as energy or water saving, income generation, social inclusion, community and individual empowerment, health benefits, capacity building or education.
DEADLINE: April 21 2017
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