Dutch Parliament Adopts Motions Favourable to Cooperative Housing
Significant lobbying efforts recently resulted in a favorable amendment and some motions from the House of Representatives in the Netherlands. In a unanimous decision, the Dutch House of Representatives voted in favour of two important motions in late November.Read More
New UK National Program to Help Residents Engage Effectively with Landlords
Confederation of Co-operative Housing (CCH), and Public Participation Consultation and Research (PPCR), received a £500,000 grant to roll out a new training package open to anyone living in social housing in England. Residents living in social housing will learn how to take an active role in the management of their homes. Read More
Geneva Student Cooperative Housing Site Visits
Student housing cooperatives got together in Zurich and Geneva to learn more about housing cooperatives as viable housing solutions. Participants visited student housing coops in Geneva where they saw and learned how local governments, ethical finance, universities, and other actors are working together to continually develop student housing coops.Read More
Student Housing Cooperatives Unite in Europe
Cooperators from Europe, America, and Japan assembled in Zurich and Geneva in late September to learn more about the cooperative housing model as it applies to students. The weekend was a combination of sharing knowledge and best practices, discussing a future European-wide association for student housing cooperatives as well as some site visits in Geneva.Read More
First African Cooperative Housing Training Program
The First African Cooperative Housing Training Program was held in New Cairo during the fourth International Conference of Cooperative Housing hosted by the General Authority for Construction and Housing Cooperatives (CHC) from October 16 to 19.Read More
The International Cooperative Housing Symposium in Zurich – September 22, 23, 2022
Under the slogan “Growing the Movement”, 15 speakers discussed the future of cooperative housing with over 100 participants attending. The following day we visited two recent developments (Fogo and Zollhaus) and one longstanding classic housing cooperative (Ottostrasse).Read More
Rosie Moore, Peterborough Housing Co-op, New Zealand – Coop Conversations
This podcast features various guests from around the world who are currently living or working in housing cooperatives . You'll discover more about what it's like to live in a housing cooperative through these conversations. We've ...Read More
Parallel Session on Affordable Housing and Energy – ICA Congress in Seoul, Korea – Dec 2021
On the final day of the World Cooperative Congress delegates in a parallel session heard about affordable housing and energy. Providing clean renewable energy as part of affordable housing is therefore even more important and each of the speakers outlined how their coops were meeting this challenge.Read More
Leveraging Cooperative Housing Assets for Future Generations Webinar
Cooperatives have a unique ability to leverage their assets for the benefit of current and future members and their communities. Join us to hear about a variety of cooperative models that manage assets for the goal of increasing access to cooperative housing.Read More