About Habitat for Humanity International
Habitat for Humanity International's vision is a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Since 1976, Habitat has helped more than 6.8 million people gain strength, stability and independence through housing, including home construction, rehabilitation and repairs and by increasing access to improved shelter through products and programs. Habitat also advocates to improve access to decent and affordable shelter and offers a variety of housing support services that enable families with limited means to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. As a nonprofit Christian housing organization, Habitat works in more than 70 countries and welcomes people of all races, religions and nationalities to partner in its mission.
About Habitat for Humanity International – Latin America and the Caribbean Region (HFHI-LAC)
HFHI through its National Offices or partners is building up an extensive network of allies at both national and local levels in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago; carrying out a remarkable work related to land, disaster risk reduction, water and sanitation, community development, housing construction, advocacy, and housing finance issues. Particularly relevant to land the HFHI-LAC Area Office coordinates the GLTN LAC Urban Cluster, a land-focused collective space to activate alliances, mobilize skills, build capacities and engage decision makers, CSO leaders, private sector, academia and communities in innovative land instruments (existing or new) that may develop, accelerate and scale up processes of change and empower the most vulnerable to face the challenges posed by the growth of cities, urbanization, planning, land management, administration and secure tenure. Local and regional land related initiatives are leveraged by ongoing “Solid Ground” HFHI Land Advocacy Global Campaign, and contributing to HABITAT III global process.
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Displaying 211 - 215 of 320Estudo – Acesso à Justiça: a atuação do judiciário estadual de Pernambuco à luz da experiência de Regularização Fundiária do CENDHEC
O estudo de 2012 foca na atuação do sistema judiciário estadual de Pernambuco em ações de regularização fundiária acompanhadas pelo CENDHEC na cidade do Recife, Brasil, revelando obstáculos que dificultam a implementação do usucapião especial (coletivo) e, consequentemente, os direitos de propriedade e uso do solo de população socioeconomicamente vulnerável.
Improving Access to Urban Land and Property Entitlements for Women and Excluded Families in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Presentation of the Paper prepared for presentation at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank Washington DC, April 23-36, 2012
ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR A RESPONSIVE AND INCLUSIVE LAND GOVERNANCE TO TARGET THE MOST ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE GROUPS IN BRAZIL
Full paper presented at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank - Washington DC, April 23-26, 2012. Prepared based on the Land Regularization experiences of Habitat for Humanity Brazil and Centro Dom Helder C¢mara de Estudos e Ação Social Cendhec, in Recife, Brazil. KEYWORDS: Access to Justice, Women and Economically Vulnerable Groups, Land Governance, Land Tenure, Special Collective Usucapion
Access to Justice for a Responsive and Inclusive Land Governance
Presentation of the Paper prepared for presentation at the "ANNUAL WORLD BANK CONFERENCE ON LAND AND POVERTY" The World Bank - Washington DC, April 23-26, 2012. A study developed by HFH Brazil and Cendhec implementing partners of the Empowering Women and Vulnerable Groups to Exercise their Rights for Inclusion and Secure Land Tenure and Property, in Brazil; project funded by UKAID.
Esquema Urbano – Mancomunidades Pucara Grande y 1º de Mayo, Distrito 9, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Diagnóstico y Propuesta del Esquema Urbano Mancomunidades Pucara Grande y 1º de Mayo (Distrito 9, Cochabamba) Bolivia