India Housing Forum AP chapter meet from March 25

Visakhapatnam: HABITAT for Humanity India in association with the Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation will organise India Housing Forum -Andhra Pradesh chapter in Visakhapatnam on March 25 and 26.

The two-day conference complements the 'Navaratnalu Pedalandariki Illu' (housing for the poor) project launched by Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy aims to benefit nearly 30.75 lakh families. The India Housing Forum plans to build a robust collaborative framework between key government stakeholders, the private sector and NGOs to accelerate growth of the flagship housing initiative in the State, a release stated "Housing serves as a foundation to improve health, better performance in school, greater economic opportunities and empowers people.

Chief Minister Reddy's vision of providing housing for over 3 million families is inspirational. As the knowledge partner to the Department of Housing for Government of AP, Habitat for Humanity India will propose a roadmap to impact families through holistic interventions in the housing eco-system. We will form coalitions and partnerships to spur scale and impact," informed Rajan Samuel, Managing Director, Habitat for Humanity India.