Postcards: For Hong Kong’s youth, government-backed hostels offer a smidgen of housing hope
CLARE JIM, of Reuters, reports from Hong Kong…
Urban poverty: World’s slum populations set to surge as housing crisis bites
The UN says three billion people will live in slums by 2050 unless the world tackles poverty and inequality. NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
US houses of faith are building affordable housing on their properties
RNS Houses of worship own thousands of acres across the US, and now through millions of dollars in new grants, congregations in Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, Miami and Seattle will be building affordable housing on their properties. The national non-profit Enterprise Community Partners on Wednesday announced $US8.5 million in grants from the Wells Fargo Foundation […]
Postcards: Decades-old Gaza homes make way for high-rises amid housing crunch
STEFANIE GLINKSI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenges of finding affordable housing in Gaza, said to be one of the world’s oldest cities…
Addressing displacement: US cities offer displaced Black families the “right to return”
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how housing initiatives in Santa Monica and other US cities are redressing historical wrongs…
Wow!: India’s first 3D-printed home offers affordable housing “solution”
RINA CHANDRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from India on on how manufacturers of 3D-printed homes hope to help solve India’s housing shortage…
Crypto power: Can solar panels boost cheap, green homes in South Africa?
KIM HARRISBERG, writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a new development project which its creator hopes will be a blueprint for green, safe and cheap homes across South Africa…
Wow!: 3D-printed homes build hope for US affordable housing
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how new printing technology can build cheap, climate-resilient structures in a fraction of the time of traditional construction…
Housing affordability: On Canada’s east coast, COVID-19 fight brings pricier homes
MATTHEW LAVIETES, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the rising cost of housing in what has traditionally been a poor region of Canada…
Postcards: Tax law overhaul could boost deprived US areas after Democratic gains
CAREY L BIRON, writing for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, on hopes deprived neighbourhoods in the US could benefit from a new push to spur investment…