The International Committee collects and disseminates information on housing and community development in foreign countries. The committee identifies innovative programs, development techniques, and management systems that may be usable in the United States. The committee also shares information on American programs with its foreign counterparts. The committee encourages local housing and community development personnel to participate in international meetings, including official delegations organized by federal agencies, and it arranges informational exchanges with professionals in other countries. After receiving recommendations from regional presidents on appointments to the International Committee, the national president appoints members to the committee for two-year terms.
NAHRO International Committee Resource Guide
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UN-HABITAT Launches the World Urban Campaign
The World Urban Campaign is an opportunity for NAHRO members to share "living practices" and learn from practitioners around the world. UN-HABITAT launched the World Urban Campaign at the 2010 fifth Forum held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on March 26, 2010. The campaign seeks to continue and build upon the success of the World Urban Forum, in creating a global platform to address pressing urban issues. The campaign seeks to engage public, private and civil society partners to share practical tools and promote policies for sustainable urbanization; it also seeks to position sustainable urbanization as a priority issue.
The campaign will make extensive use the Internet to build a network of partners and serve as a global platform for collaboration on urban issues. The launch video for the World Urban Campaign was recently posted on YouTube, and a page on the UN-HABITAT website provides general information about the Campaign and background documents. The campaign's "e-forum" will provide an online platform for local partners to share information on new projects and ideas, knowledge and experience.
The first common effort of the World Urban Campaign is the 100 Cities Initiative, which will highlight and celebrate innovations that make cities more sustainable by sharing local stories and outcomes. The initiative will culminate in a planned 100 Cities Summit in 2011.
To learn more about the World Urban Campaign, visit: www.unhabitat.org/wuc/.
To learn more about the 100 Cities Initiative, or to register visit: www.100citiesinitiative.org.
NAHRO International Partners
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association (CHRA)
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH)
CHF International
INTA (The International Urban Development Association)
Israel Ministry of Construction and Housing
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements
Other Organizations of Interest
Habitat for Humanity International
International Federation for Housing and Planning
Rotary International
United Nations: Economic and Social Affairs
International Volunteer Opportunities
International Volunteer Programs Association: The International Volunteer Programs Association (IVPA) is an association of non-governmental organizations involved in international volunteer work and internship exchanges.
Service Civil International USA Branch: Service Civil International (SCI), is a worldwide voluntary service organization and peace movement.
SCI is a network of autonomous branches and non-profit partner organizations worldwide, focusing on both international and regional development. Within this network, SCI – IVS is the recognized US branch of Service Civil International.
United Nations Volunteers: The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is the UN organization that contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.
Voluntary Service Overseas: VSO is the world’s leading independent, international development charity that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries.
Volunteer Abroad: GoAbroad.com is committed to providing the most comprehensive international education and alternative travel databases. GoAbroad.com utilizes data driven programming to provide the most up-to-date and accurate information. In addition to some of the largest directories of their kind on the internet, GoAbroad.com provides extensive additional information within its dynamically constructed travel guides, currency converter, and embassy directories.
Idealist - Actions Without Borders: Idealist is an interactive site where people and organizations can exchange resources and ideas, locate opportunities and supporters, and take steps toward building a world where all people can lead free and dignified lives.
Microlending Info/Opportunities
Kiva
International Publications
Housing Across the World: A Delegation from Israel Visits the U.S. (December, 2006)
International Outlook: Addressing Housing for Public Service Employees (John Papagni reports on the INTA Conference in Paris, September 2007)
International Conferences
CHRA Events
CIH Events
INTA Events (see calendar on left side of page)
NAHRO Exchanges
Israel, April 2005
China, September 2005
Netherlands, March 2006
A Panelist's Experience in Gdansk, Poland, May 2008
Mexico, July 2009
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