Egypt Housing Forum
When: October 10, 2022
Where: Hilton Cario Heliopolis
How: in-person, limited virtual participation
Where: Hilton Cario Heliopolis
How: in-person, limited virtual participation
A forum on affordable housing in Egypt
Within Egypt's rapidly evolving housing ecosystem, the forum intends to uncover questions about housing availability for the poor and vulnerable.
As such, the housing ecosystem refers to all the actors and institutions that are involved in providing housing for society, including improving the housing value chain.
- What mechanisms are available to meet their housing needs and how should we approach them?
- Are there alternative housing providers that can fill the gap, even partially, besides governmental programs?
- In what ways are rural and urban development plans integrated and incorporated into national policies and strategies?
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Building a community of experts
Forum objectives
In order to generate a momentum of interest among practitioners, researchers, and academics in the field of housing in Egypt the forum will foster the development of a national community of practice in housing, microfinance, and integrated development sectors.
Through this platform of experts, Habitat for Humanity Egypt aims to lead the discourse on adequate and affordable housing in Egypt’s most needy communities.
Expected outcomes:
- Promote and advocate for inclusive, affordable, equitable and adequate housing in Egypt
- Develop a common vision and capacities to scale up the low-income housing sector in Egypt
- Establish synergies with Microfinance institutions to engage in housing solutions
- Encourage entrepreneurship in the housing and technology sectors
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Housing innovators wanted
Egyptian Housing Solutions Competition
The forum launched a Call for Proposals for entrepreneurs to submit project proposals on a resilient housing model; an innovative model that addresses resilience, mitigation, and affordability that takes into consideration the Egyptian context (geography and demography) and follows the national building regulations.
The Call for proposals closes at the end of September 2022.
The competition is managed by Habitat for Humanity Egypt and the proposals will be evaluated by an external committee from university professors and professionals from the fields of architecture, engineering and business innovation, and others.
The winners will receive an award to encourage the visibility of their projects as well as the support of Habitat for Humanity Egypt in connecting with and enrolling in additional programs supporting innovative solutions.
Apply for the competition (PDF)The Call for proposals closes at the end of September 2022.
The competition is managed by Habitat for Humanity Egypt and the proposals will be evaluated by an external committee from university professors and professionals from the fields of architecture, engineering and business innovation, and others.
The winners will receive an award to encourage the visibility of their projects as well as the support of Habitat for Humanity Egypt in connecting with and enrolling in additional programs supporting innovative solutions.
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