IXL Social Enterprise Case Studies Housing January 2012 | Page 2

Executive Summary/Table of Contents

Revolutionizing the way to make housing affordable for
everyone

Going beyond the status quo - creating bigger, better, bolder, faster, and
cheaper solutions
Inadequate housing is an unrelenting problem for 1.6 billion people worldwide
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Decent housing provides protection from weather, predators, and theft

Demand for adequate housing is large—and growing

Too many people don’t have the knowledge, rights, or finances to secure adequate housing

HFHI is a leader in helping people get decent, affordable housing embedded in universal
religious and social values
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HFHI has a long history of partnership housing

HFHI works around the world through affiliates

New building methods, microfinance, and advocacy are some of the ways HFHI is

driving implementation

HFHI wants to reach 50 million people by 2022
Community development challenges make creating a housing solution difficult;
urbanization and cultural complexity make scaling solutions even harder

Building a “habitat” is more than just a house; it involves the complexities of a whole
community

Home ownership is more difficult in urban environments

Local solutions are difficult to scale across geographies

HFHI is moving from being a housing provider to a housing solutions enabler

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This new design will require HFHI to rethink their models and innovate
their strategy
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Sharing information, managing partnerships, understanding the appropriate

metrics, and using the right business models will be a challenge

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?
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