HEALTH & RESILIENCE
Market-based solutions for affordable housing
Habitat for Humanity International’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter promotes market-based solutions for the affordable housing challenge by partnering with existing private sector firms and startups developing novel housing solutions.
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Habitat for Humanity launched the ShelterTech Accelerator program after seeing that many startups with high-potential innovations require help with business model development, networks, and the capital necessary to meet the growing demand for affordable housing. Through venture funding, pro bono consulting, and training, ShelterTech is working to make entire housing markets more affordable and efficient.
The Terwilliger Center has accelerated 46 startups in Mexico, India, and Kenya, resulting in improved housing for 90,000 individuals and $11.6 million in product sales. Their aim is to enable 100+ startups by 2022.
ShelterTech is expanding into new geographies thanks to support from the Autodesk Foundation, benefitting Habitat’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter.
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Hear from Gene Monasterio, an Autodesk customer-tech, training instructor in Singapore, about her experience applying customer expertise to ShelterTech Accelerator startup CUBO Modular in the Philippines.
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