Building
Impact Together: Housing solutions through advocacy, engagement, and awareness
MANILA,
PHILIPPINES — The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum 5 (APHF5), organized by Habitat
for Humanity (HFH), is a biennial conference that brings together local
communities, socio-civic organizations, the private sector and the government
in seeking to provide solutions to the problem of housing accessibility.
This is the
first time APHF5 will be holding a satellite event on September 3-4 at The
Manila Hotel. This event is in alignment with the main conference in Hong Kong.
The Philippines’ theme “Building Impact” focuses
on advocacy for housing subsidies, putting into action the organization’s
mission of bringing people together to build homes and communities.
“Now is the
time to put our words into action: to focus on real solutions and how they
impact our communities. More than discussion, this year is about implementation
– how innovation is driving affordable and sustainable housing, how diversity
is pushing different ideas into reality, and how decent housing can truly
transform our communities. But this transformation is possible only if the key
players come together and collaborate with each other,” says Charlie Ayco,
Managing Director and CEO of HFH Philippines.
The two-day forum
will focus on four tracks that expound on this year’s theme: ‘Building
Leadership’ capacity for those at the forefront of shelter advocacy; ‘Impacting
Communities’ for sustainable housing solutions; ‘Building Markets’ to explore
the shelter needs of low-income families; and ‘Impacting Society’ by calling
all advocates to work together for a world where everyone has a decent place to
live.
HFH
Philippines’ Charlie Ayco will lead the plenary discussion, joined by esteemed
speakers such as Mr. Motoo Konishi, World Bank Country Director for the
Philippines; Dr. Winston Padojinog, President of the University of Asia and The
Pacific; Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista; Rep. Alfredo B. Benitez (3D
NegOcc) Chairman of the Committee on Housing and Urban Development, House of
Representatives; Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno; and Jonathan Reckford,
CEO of HFH International.
APHF5 Manila
serves as a springboard to the upcoming National Housing and Urban Development
Summit 2016 supported by The World Bank, and the UN-Habitat Conference on
Housing and Sustainable Development
To view the complete
list of breakout sessions, you may visit: www.aphousingforum.org.ph/program.php
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