World Habitat Awards

Description

The World Habitat Awards competition is open to any individual, organisation or government who has an innovative and practical solution to housing needs and problems from any country of the world. More than one entry can be made by the same individual or organisation.

Housing projects and approaches are sought that

• demonstrate practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to current housing issues faced by countries all around the world
• can be transferred or adapted for use as appropriate
• are already being implemented or are completed i.e. not at design stage or very early stages of development
• view the term habitat from a broad perspective and bring other benefits as well, such as energy or water saving, income generation, social inclusion, community and individual empowerment, health benefits, capacity building or education.

All entries are assessed and up to 10 projects are shortlisted by an assessment committee. These shortlisted projects are then evaluated by an independent advisory group.

Evaluation visits are made to some of the shortlisted projects before recommendations are put forward to a panel of external judges, including the Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT).

See previous Winners and Finalists on the World Habitat website.



Entries should relate to housing projects and processes that are either completed or in progress. Those that are at design stage only or in the very early stages of development cannot be considered. Previous entrants can re-submit in subsequent years providing that the project has been further developed in the intervening time period.

Each year we receive submissions to the World Habitat Awards covering a whole range of different things. We carefully review each one so we understand:

• What problem is being solved?
• Who benefits?
• How is this work making a difference to people by improving their housing situation and rights?

When we assess submissions we look at:

Impact

What has the project achieved?

Housing Rights

Has the project improved lives? Has it helped to meet the right to safe, secure housing, particularly for people with few choices?

Innovation

What makes this project different? Is it doing pioneering work in a particularly challenging context, or using a new or little-used approach to housing?

Sustainability

Is the project capable of continuing over the long term? Are the impacts of the project sustained after it has been completed? Does it consider how it works with the environment, people and society?

Transferability

Can this idea or approach be used to solve similar problems elsewhere?

Significance

Is this tackling an issue which is particularly current, urgent or neglected?

Each year two winners receive £10,000 each and a trophy, presented at a global event.

APPLY ONLINE at https://www.world-habitat.org/world-habitat-awards/apply-online/