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By Jo Ferris-Davies The Equal Spaces Project is committed to helping develop a gender equality strategy for the social housing sector in South Africa. Based on this the project will support some initial interventions. There is very little information available … Continue reading →

By Jo Ferris-Davies Last week, I was involved with NASHO’s Housing Supervisor’s course.  This highly interactive 11 day course is broken down into one, two, and three day modules. It covers the background to social housing, understanding how a social … Continue reading →

  The Board of Rooftops Canada is very proud to announce that our Executive Director, Barry Pinsky, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal by the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. The Meritorious Service Awards “recognize outstanding … Continue reading →

By Jo Ferris-Davies On May 24, the Equal Spaces Project and the National Association of Social Housing Organizations held a full day workshop in Johannesburg for social housing institutions (SHIs) interested in developing for profit housing within their overall housing … Continue reading →

By: Janet Kreda Stories of the riots in Soweto were potent memories from my youth, along with Peter Gabriel’s anthem for Steve Biko and the controversy stirred by Paul Simon’s Graceland album. Having participated in the divestment campaign in the … Continue reading →