East Bay Housing Organizations

Habitat for Humanity invests in Cambodian water-access startup TapEffect

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Thursday, August 11, 2022
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TapEffect offers a market-based solution where families pay a fraction of the cost for water compared to bottled or truck-in water options.

Key Points: 
  • TapEffect offers a market-based solution where families pay a fraction of the cost for water compared to bottled or truck-in water options.
  • By employing local contractors and construction teams, we also build capacity within local communities," said Hourt Vuthy, general manager at TapEffect.
  • "We have been partnering with Habitat for Humanity since joining the ShelterTech Southeast Asia accelerator in 2020.
  • In the Asia-Pacific region since 1983, Habitat for Humanity has supported millions of people to build or improve a place they can call home.

Asia-Pacific housing stakeholders' call to 'build forward better' continues at World Urban Forum, Poland

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Friday, July 1, 2022
Recycling, Poverty, East Bay Housing Organizations, Climate change, Asia Pacific Forum, Social, COVID-19, Private sector, Habitat for Humanity, Housing, World Urban Forum, Environment, Investor, Human, City, Solution, Humanity, Government, Capacity building, Method, Management, Renewable energy, Agriculture

WUF11's overall theme will be focusing on overcoming the multiple urban crises while transforming our cities for a better urban future.

Key Points: 
  • WUF11's overall theme will be focusing on overcoming the multiple urban crises while transforming our cities for a better urban future.
  • Greening the housing value chain can help reduce costs and impacts in the short and long term.
  • More than 900 housing stakeholders, including the public, private, and civil society sectors, from 53 locations have participated at the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum held last December 7-9, 2021.
  • Since its founding in 1976, the housing organization has grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 70 countries.

Roomily Partners with Silvernest to Expand Home Sharing in SF Bay Area & Offers Events & Online Course for Affordable Housing Month

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Thursday, April 28, 2022
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OAKLAND, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Roomily, a San Francisco Bay Area home sharing program, has signed a partner agreement with Silvernest, an online housemate matching technology platform, in order to expand its program capacity and offer a more seamless process to help people find and keep good housemates. The implementation with Silvernest is expected to be completed in May 2022. In addition, Roomily is offering home sharing learning opportunities in conjunction in May's Affordable Housing Month. See below for more details.

Key Points: 
  • Roomily, a San Francisco Bay Area home sharing program, will use Silvernest's online housemate matching platform, to improve and expand home sharing in the region.
  • Roomily is offering multiple learning opportunities for potential home sharers in conjunction with SV@Home and East Bay Housing Organizations Affordable Housing Month programming in May.
  • In addition, Roomily is offering home sharing learning opportunities in conjunction in May's Affordable Housing Month.
  • Upcoming Home Sharing Learning Opportunities:
    In conjunction with East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO) and SV@Home Affordable Housing Month programs, Roomily is hosting two online learning events, "Home Sharing 101."

Habitat for Humanity's youth supporters in Asia-Pacific return to on-site volunteering for the first time in two years

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Monday, April 25, 2022
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This marks the first time the housing nonprofit hosted in-person youth volunteers in its build sites since the coronavirus pandemic began.

Key Points: 
  • This marks the first time the housing nonprofit hosted in-person youth volunteers in its build sites since the coronavirus pandemic began.
  • Working virtually with Habitat for Humanity, they helped vulnerable families and communities to stay safe in decent shelter.
  • In Indonesia and the Philippines, long-term Habitat volunteers trained their peers about the importance of building decent, affordable housing.
  • Please find a short video on the call for youth volunteers to support Habitat for Humanity's mission, www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMC8LyQL_Sc.

Sustainable, People-centered Solutions for Affordable Housing to Take Center Stage at Eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum

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Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Humanity, Technology, Private sector, European Union, Housing, World Bank, MSME-Champions, Poverty, Health, Human, East Bay Housing Organizations, Solution, Orangi Pilot Project, COVID-19, City, SCP, Habitat for Humanity, Investor, Component, Multan Heavy Water Production Facility, Climate change, Union, Sustainable consumption, Ecosystem, University, World, University of Pennsylvania, Renewable energy

"We must center our actions on the needs of the people to truly build in a greener, safer, more resilient way."

Key Points: 
  • "We must center our actions on the needs of the people to truly build in a greener, safer, more resilient way."
  • The forum's four tracks are Build resilient cities and communities; Innovative housing solutions and technologies; Advance sustainability in the housing sector; and Finance affordable housing.
  • The track on innovative housing solutions and technologies explores the various ways we can achieve affordable housing through innovation and technology.
  • The last track --finance affordable housing -- will focus on the financing instruments of different actors in both public and private sectors that fund affordable housing.