First Regional Competition for Popular Housing Alternatives
Competition for inhabitants organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean
The aim of the competition is to highlight and reconsider the importance of the experiences of local communities and their organizations, as fundamental contributions to policies for building and managing popular housing, as an alternative to the market paradigms.
Participation is open to all of the inhabitants' organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean who have campaigned for popular housing in their respective countries, or for relevant initiatives and proposals to influence public policy, with the demonstrable support of NGOs and universities.
Closed!
The results will be published by 11/03/2014
Competition Terms of Reference
Summary File (must be adhered to)
How to send files and material
In case of technical difficulties please feel free write to Nicola <nicolas@habitants.org>
Prizes
There will be 3 winners and 3 runners up, and a diploma will be offered to all participants.
First Prize: 1000 euros and participation in the USF in Medellín, Colombia
Second Prize: 500 euros and participation in the USF in Medellín, Colombia
Third Prize: Participation in the USF in Medellín, Colombia
All of the participants' applications will be published.
The monetary prizes will be linked to actions to share experiences and apply policies for building and managing popular housing, alternatives to the market paradigms.
Participation in the Urban Social Forum in Medellín, Colombia, is reserved for those representing the organisation, who agree to pass on and disseminate the outcome of their participation.
Contact: concurso.alternativas.vivienda.popular13@habitants.org
This competition is being held as part of the work of the International Alliance of Inhabitants, with the support and solidarity of Misereor of Germany.
The Volunteer translator for housing rights without frontiers of IAI who has collaborated on the translation of this text was: