News

It is with a lot of satisfaction that we have welcomed the largest ever attendance during our Cancun meetings.The ICA Housing Board of Directors sees this as the confirmation that our work is valuable and serves the needs of our members.

The Board of Directors of ICA Housing met in Istanbul on June 27, 2011. Faithful to its commitment to open meetings and transparency, the board welcomed several guests coming from India, Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey to its table.

ICA Housing held its 2011 International Housing Symposium in Istanbul on the 28th and 29th June attended by over ninety delegates, including participants from eleven countries and four continents.

ICA Housing held its 2010 International Housing Symposium in London on the 7th and 8th October, attended by over ninety delegates, including participants from fifteen countries and four continents.

The ICA Housing Board met in London on Tuesday 29 April and visited two housing cooperatives in London owned by one of ICA Housing's Members, CDS Coops UK. Click to view the photos.

The ICA Housing Board met in Paris on Monday and Tuesday 3-4 November 2008. During their deliberations they dedicated a whole day to Strategic Planning as ICA Housing moves into deeper integration with ICA Global. Another day was dedicated to the Board's regular business. To find out more information on the outcomes of the meeting please click here.

From Rooftops Canada / Abri International e-Bulletin - August 2008 / Issue #38

"Survivors of the post-election violence are afraid to return to their communities. They don’t know how they will live in the burned-out wreckage that was once their home or business. Jamie Richie, Rooftops Canada Technical Advisor with NACHU". To read more about the full effects of the recent violence in Kenya on housing cooperatives click here.

Rooftops Canada have announced a new opening for a Senior Technical Advisor - Housing Development and Microfinance. This position is for two years, full-time, based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, starting January 2009 (earlier if possible). The deadline for applications is September 05, 2008. Please click for further information.

'Growing Sustainable Housing Microfinance Options in Sub-Saharan Africa:
Enhancing the relevance and scale of housing finance for the poor.'

From 19-23 May 2008, at the Giraffe Ocean View Hotel in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, the FinMark Trust, Rooftops Canada and Habitat for Humanity International co-hosted a workshop on housing microfinance. Supported by a variety of organisations, the workshop hosted 127 participants (including investors, financiers, and donors; experienced intermediaries; and retailers including HMFIs, MFIs and NGOs) from over 20 countries, 16 in Africa. Over four days, the workshop addressed topics relating to:
State of housing finance in sub-Saharan Africa, Getting housing on the ground,
Scale lending, Identifying opportunities; and hot topics.

Please click here to read the presentations and further information from the conference.

The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada), the peak body for housing co-ops in the region, has launched a new initiative to help housing co-ops face the challenges of an uncertain future.