[Urbanstudy] Ashoka Changemakers launches affordable housing competition

[Vinay Baindur]

http://www.thinkchangeindia.org/2010/12/09/ashoka-changemakers-launches-affordable-housing-competition/


Ashoka Changemakers launches affordable housing competition
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*Guest Post*

Ashoka’s Changemakers <http://www.changemakers.com/> has launched an online
competition <http://www.changemakers.com/sustainableurbanhousing>to find the
best solutions to integrate and develop affordable, inclusive and
sustainable urban housing. This challenge especially seeks to identify
solutions that respond to communities’ needs, work with the existing
infrastructure, respect local, indigenous culture, materials, and practice,
and can be applied to a wide range of locations.

All solutions that demonstrate innovation, sustainability and a social
impact, whether they are rooted in land rights and management, new
technologies, transportation, financing, credit for the poor, and standards
for accessibility, work-life balance, health, public safety, environmental
quality, and citizen security, are encouraged! The most competitive entrants
will be collaborations that incorporate affordable, inclusive, and
sustainable ideas with tangible plans to be adapted and implemented in urban
environments.

Submit your entry by February 2, 2011 to be eligible to win. Three winning
innovations will receive a cash prize of US $10,000 each. We also have an
Early Entry prize for the two best entries submitted by 5PM EST, December
12, 2010 who will each win a prize of US $500. To take advantage of this
opportunity, we strongly urge you to submit your entry as soon as possible.

This competition is being launched in anticipation of the 2012 Summit of the
Americas <http://www.summit-americas.org/default_en.htm>, and in support of
U.S. President Barack Obama’s Energy and Climate Partnership for the
Americas <http://www.ecpamericas.org/> (ECPA). It is funded by the
Rockefeller Foundation, and is a joint effort of the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of State, and the
American Planning Association.

The most competitive entrants will be showcased and reviewed at an event
that closes the competition in June 2011 at the National Building Museum in
Washington, D.C. where they will be viewed by public and private partners,
including prospective funders.

Use the Changemakers community as a resource! The sooner you submit your
entry, the more time the community has to comment on it, make suggestions
and leave feedback, which you can use to improve your idea and proposal.

Visit the site <http://www.changemakers.com/sustainableurbanhousing> to
submit your innovation to the competition, and you may get in touch with
Rachna Pandey Donthi for further details and clarifications
c<emailto:%20changemakers.onlinecompetitions at gmail.com>
hangemakers.onlinecompetitions at gmail.com.
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