The CoHabitat Network

CoHabitat is a non-profit informal network of Civil Society Organisations and their allies from across the world, working together in the promotion of people-led solutions to the unequal access to adequate housing

Community-led housing

Community-Led Housing is a process by which inhabitants play a leading role in addressing their housing needs. With the right support of other actors, they join forces to collectively plan, finance, build or renovate and manage housing, outdoor spaces and facilities. In doing so, they exercise their Right to the City and they influence their built environment in order to make it permanently affordable and secure for future generations.

A process by which people organise themselves collectively to build cities from the bottom up.

Together they plan, finance, build, manage and improve housing, public and common spaces and neighbourhoods.

Financial support

Technical assistance

Political support

More sustainable and inclusive urban spaces that meet the needs of local communities and provide solutions to contemporary urban challenges.

A brief history of CoHabitat

2014: Social Production of Habitat Forum in Geneva

Develop a common strategy and create an international community-led housing hub to share experiences, learn from each other, have a common agenda, foster collaboration and amplify our voices

A brief history of CoHabitat

2014 - 2020: Development of tools and communication strategies

2020 - 2023: Evaluating and rethinking our tools and mission

• Rethinking ambitions
• Evaluating capacities
• Assessing our reach
• Defining collective priorities

CoHabitat Network - mission and tools

Mission: We aim at creating a global community and movement of Community-Led Housing actors, and to contribute to the growth and establishment of people-led solutions to realise the right to adequate housing across the world

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Unlocking creativity and learning from each other by sharing our experiences.

Advocating collectively through joint events, campaigns, publications, public statements and supporting other member’s local struggles.

Producing knowledge for different audiences through research, best-practices,systematisation, international awards, project mapping and policy-papers.

Experimenting and promoting innovative financial tools for the emergence and scaling up of Community-Led Housing initiatives.

Unlocking creativity and learning from each other

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• Creating spaces for exchange and mutual-learning
• Reflecting on common practices, challenges and potentials for CLH at the local level (Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe)

Advocating collectively

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• Organising joint events, campaigns, publications, public statements
• Bringing local communities voices to international spaces for the reflection of a common agenda

Producing knowledge

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• Documenting, systematizing and capitalizing community-led housing projects across the world
• Participating in research projects and contributing to papers
• Carrying out research about CLH practices and different thematics related

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Experimenting and promoting innovative financial tools

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• Conception and Implementation of a solidarity finance mechanism that fostered international solidarity (2018-2021)
• Supporting the documentation and exchanges around revolving fund mechanisms
• Closely collaborating with partners on the development of a strategy to influence financial actors

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