International Year of Shelter for the Homeless

Official logo

The International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH) was recognized in 1987 by the United Nations. It was first declared, in principle, in UN resolution 36/71[1] in 1981, and proclaimed officially in 1982 in resolution 37/221.[2] It was mainly aimed at improving shelter / housing for the poor in general (and not just homeless people), especially in developing countries. It was also a follow-up to the Habitat I conference in 1976.

Actions

In several countries, national actions were created, such as Australia which created an IYSH Secretariat, or the United Kingdom where a trust was created to collect donations from housing associations for shelter projects in developing countries, with some projects part-funded by the Overseas Development Administration. The trust later evolved into the NGO Homeless International (now operating as Reall, or Real Equity for All).

Legacy

The World Habitat Awards were created by the BSHF as their contribution to the IYSH. Two other prizes were created by the Japan Housing Association as awards to deserving housing projects, the IYSH Memorial Prize in 1988 and the IYSH Memorial Encouragement Prize in 2006.[3]

NumberYearMemorial PrizeMemorial Encouragement Prize
11988Father Jorge Anzorena[4]
21989Somsook Boonyabancha[4]
31990Arif Hasan and Sister Annie Abion[4]
41991Johan Silas and Enrique Ortiz[4]
51992SPARC[4]
61993Freedom to Build[4]
71994People's Dialogue South Africa[4]
81995Women's Bank and Pagtambayayong Foundation[4]
91996
101997
111998
121999Human Settlements Foundation (Thailand)[4]
132000
142001Sevanatha (Sri Lanka)[4]
152002Shack Dwellers Federation Namibia and ASAG Ahmedabad[4]
162003
172004Denis Murphy[4]
182005
192006Lumanti (Nepal)[4]TAO-Pilipinas (Philippines)[5]
202007Teofang Tnaut (Cambodia)[6]
212008Help-O (Sri Lanka)[4]Urban Development Resource Center (Mongolia)[3]
222009Urban Poor Development Fund in Cambodia[4]
232010

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.