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Patricia Latorre
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Head of Comms at @WorldHabitat.bsky.social - working to find, promote and transfer effective housing solutions to drive positive change on our beautiful planet 🌱
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📢 The latest government data show, again, a rise in homelessness stats. This bleak picture represents record number of households living in limbo in 'temporary' accommodation 🏘️

Full story and links to the stats ➡️https://bit.ly/43a1xLd
Statutory homelessness in England: July to September 2024
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February 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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We're taking part in a University of East London Housing Knowledge Exchange Seminar on Wed 5 March at 1pm (online) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/delivering...
Should be a good discussion on future directions for #communityledhousing.
Delivering 1.5 million homes
Join us for a virtual event focused on the ambitious goal of delivering 1.5 million homes to those in need.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Congratulations to @flashes.blue for their official launch on the App Store 🎉🎉🎉

It’s an instagram alternative built on the AT protocol 🙌 all the visual scrolling with none of the Meta algorithm
February 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Sickened by the expected BP announcement today on slashing focus on renewables in favour of more planet-killing fossil fuel. Shareholders unhappy with less £ than rival oil funds. When will they realise that you can’t eat money? Trumps drill baby drill influence rears its ugly orange head yet again
Exclusive: BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuels
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
February 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Ideas please! I have just created a starter pack for everyone working to create safe and secure #housing around the world.
Please send your suggestions or contact me to join. go.bsky.app/VWoV4Qr
February 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“The only way forward is a people-centred approach” 👏🏻@leilanifarha.bsky.social
Now @leilanifarha.bsky.social @maketheshift.bsky.social
reflects on the moving spaces being created by our 2025 #WorldHabitatAwards winners who have thrown down the gauntlet to authorities everywhere & remind them of everyone's basic human right to housing.

Read More 🎇 bit.ly/WHA25WinnersPR
February 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Looking forward to talking about this in more detail in coming weeks. Despite often being seen as part of the problem, the private rented sector can play a huge role in alleviating the housing crisis. By working together @worldhabitat.bsky.social and key sector partners plan to help identify how 👇
🧵🚨 Watch this space! 🚨

Today, World Habitat convened key stakeholders from across the housing sector to explore how the private rented sector (PRS) can act as a powerful vehicle for affordable housing 🏠✨
January 28, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We hope to be there! And know many partners are also applying. Only 1 week left to submit your event.
The International Social Housing Festival always brings a wealth of knowledge and new housing ideas to the forefront.

It is a unique chance to connect and understand how real solutions have come to life.

This is the last week to submit your event ideas.
www.socialhousingfestival.eu/submissions
January 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Please share this work opportunity to evaluate the #WorldHabitatAwards! The findings will help us improve the competition and thereby bring more #housingInnovations to the mainstream, helping more people access adequate safe and secure homes 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒🏡
For 40 years, the World Habitat Awards, in partnership with UN-Habitat, have showcased amazing housing ideas and projects worldwide. We are now issuing a call for proposals to carry out an evaluation of the Awards.

Find out more▶️
bit.ly/4avxSxL
World Habitat seek proposals for Awards evaluation - World Habitat
For 40 years, the World Habitat Awards, in partnership with UN Habitat, have showcased amazing housing ideas and projects worldwide. World Habitat is now issuing a call for proposals to carry out an e...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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📅 SAVE THE DATE!

On Thursday 30th January at 10:30am, we'll be discussing our annual UK Poverty report out next week, and how policies that address drivers of poverty can make a real difference to the lives of those most affected.

Don't miss out, sign up here: events.zoom.us/ev/AlxlUn_TR...
January 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Powering the world with clean energy is common sense. It will secure the future for our grandchildren. The clean energy transformation is - and remains - unstoppable www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/t...
Trump Withdraws from Paris Agreement (Again): What This Moment Means for Climate Action
Trump has pulled the US out of the Paris Agreement (again) — but here’s how the US can still fight the climate crisis.
www.globalcitizen.org
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Women architects > training women builders > to build homes for elderly women in Tanzania. Small but mighty and a brilliant model to be adopted in other parts of the world. #Womenchangemakers
🏆An inspiring project in Tanzania that transforms the lives of women and the elderly by empowering women to build eco-friendly and dignified homes has won the prestigious 2025 Gold #WorldHabitatAwards in partnership with
@unhabitat.bsky.social

Read more🎇 bit.ly/WHA25PRTawah
January 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
these #commsguides are such a useful resource - not just for #smallcharities and #nonprofits that don’t have the luxury of having a comms person (let alone a team) also for seasoned comms folk too, there’s always something new to learn 🤓
Want to get your hands on some top tips, ideas and advice on everything comms?

We’re all about learning and sharing at Agenda so we’ve collated our ‘how to’ guides into a one-stop-resource ready for you to use, for free.

your-agenda.com/latest/resou...
January 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Time is ticking to propose an event for #ISHF2025. This year’s theme ‘Storytelling’ is wonderful- plenty of scope but hits right at the heart of the matter - great stories can increase understanding, connect people, build support and inspire action. Hoping @worldhabitat.bsky.social will be there!
Bring your story to the stage — your insights can paint the #NewHousingParadigm we need in Europe.

ICSH, CHI & Housing Europe invite you to submit event ideas for the International Social Housing Festival in 🍀 Dublin in 2025, #ISHF2025.

What & when? socialhousingfestival.eu/submissions
January 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Seems so obvious that communities are often best placed to lead their own dvlpt & that many alt models are broken! A new report from the the European #CLT Network shows various scenarios of communities successfully managing #housing & mixed use & urban dvlpts www.clteurope.org/newsandinsig...
European Community Land Trust Network
Proposals on transforming management of large housing-led sites in England and Europe.
www.clteurope.org
January 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Starting the week and my 1st post on a hopeful note with the 2025 #worldhabitatawards winning #housingsolutions. Watch the overview 👇 of the 9 winners from #Tanzania #UK #Algeria #Argentina #Australia #Austria #ElSalvador #Pakistan and #Slovakia visit world-habitat.org/world-habita... for details 💚🌍
January 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM