Hult Global Case Challenge 2012 San FranciscoSchulich School of Business York University

10 Million Homes

Impacted500,000 Homes

Target Growth Rate : 35% for 10 years

Constructing the Road Ahead

Issue and Recommendation

Core Issue: The world’s poorest are unable to gain access to housing

improvement solutions.

Recommendation: To leverage the strengths of community ties and

partnerships in order to increase the reach of housing improvement solutions to the world’s poorest.

Situational AnalysisInternal:• Difficulty with the development of deep-rooted

relationships with partners

• Current model based on:– Ability of homeowners to repay mortgages– Pull system– HFHI uses future revenue streams as collateral

External: • The poorest (BOP) do not have any collateral

HFHI Affiliates Screen families based on

predetermined selection criteria.

Impossible to reach 50 million people in 10

years.

Strength of Social Network in the BoPInstances of microfinance housing institutions already

tapping into this worldwide

Harnessing the Power of Relationships

• Social Capital: – value of social relations and the role of

cooperation and confidence to get collective or economic results.

Implementation Flow ChartHabitat for Humanity International

HFH Affiliate

Social Capital Firmsmeasurement

Identification of communities

Construction Needs…

…Housing and Beyond

identify

Community

Corporate Partnerships & Crowd Sourcing

Microfinance Institutions

Five Largest Urban Slums

• Neza-Chalco-Itza – Mexico ( 4 Million)• Orangi Town – Pakistan ( 2.5 Million)• Dharavi – India ( 1 Million)• Khayelistha – South Africa (400,000)• Kiberta – Kenya, inside Nairobi ( 250,000)

Questions

Appendix - Urban Population

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