IXL Social Enterprise Case Studies Housing January 2012 | Page 13

Revolutionizing the way to make housing affordable for everyone

Can HFHI find the right combination of
partnerships, innovative business models, and
scalable housing solutions to reach 50 million
people (10 million homes) in ten years?

Figure 8. Innovation Value Chain
A future without substandard housing is
possible. HFHI sees a future where children have
access to education, parents have employment
opportunities close to home, diseases can be better
controlled by basic sanitation systems, water
is close by and safe to drink, and communities
flourish and crime rates fall. The cities of the
world, already housing over half of the world’s
7 billion people, can become centers for growth
and commerce, not stagnation and despair.
HFHI is at a tipping point. It is time for their
upcoming five-year strategy to push them beyond
providing solutions to fully enabling change.46
Current solutions have made tremendous
progress, but they are simply not enough. In
order to move forward, new business models,
partnership ventures, volunteer initiatives,
government advocacy programs, and sustainable
building practices must all work in harmony.
There is no doubt that HFHI has made a
significant impact on housing solutions. Millions
of people have been helped. Millions more have
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