From Practice to Policy: Lessons from Housing on the Ground

Real-world housing initiatives often reveal what works—and what doesn’t—long before policies are written or revised.  

This session explores how practical experiences in delivering housing solutions can inform and shape more effective policies, ensuring that legislative and regulatory frameworks reflect on-the-ground realities. It highlights how learning from implementation can foster innovation, strengthen policy design, and accelerate access to safe, adequate, and affordable homes.

Featured Practices:

• La Raval: Intergenerational Cooperative Housing in Manresa; Spain – La Dinamo Fundació
• Informal Settlement Upgrading Initiative Through the Home Equals Campaign; Malawi – Habitat for Humanity International - Malawi
• Urban Resilience and Human Security Through Housing: Bogotá's Governance Mechanisms for Venezuelan Migration; Colombia – University of Bristol

Speakers:  

• Andrea Castarlenas, Head of Communications, La Dinamo Fundació  
• Grace Ananda, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Africa Area Office, Habitat for Humanity
• Carlos José Plazas Tinoco, Researcher, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol