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AHI - Affordable Housing Initiative
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Last modified: Tuesday, 3 June 2025, 8:13 AM
Develop your district-level Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) with our support
Our capacity development program is tailored to meet the needs local policymakers, urban planners, public housing agencies and housing cooperatives in launching district-level project in their city
- to provide affordable and sustainable housing
- to regenerate a whole neighbourhood or residential area
- to improve residents and future tenants quality of life
- to reduce the environmental impact of the renovation and construction
Online courses
Self-paced digital learning opportunities, provided by our partners and experts
Study visits
Discover affordable housing initiatives already developed in different european cities
Mentorship
Get one-to-one support by our experts tailored on your needs and capacity gaps
Webinars
Financial and technical issues will be dealt in depth in on-line webinars
A tailored and blended learning programme
Provided by the AHI - Affordable Housing InitiativeFree open-access courses
MOOCs on district-level affordable housing projects
A series of digital learning opportunities free and open to develop your skills and competences on how to design, fund, develop and successfully run affordable housing initiative with a district-level impact.
The first courses open July 2025 and new ones will be available from October, so stay tuned!
Ensure the financial sustainability of your affordable housing project
Building the financial sustainability of your district-level affordable housing project by mastering funding institutions’ key concepts, terminology and methodology
Restricted learning opportunities
For the AHI Pionners and project partners
Affordable Housing PIONEERS (Cohort #1 - 2025)
Welcome to the virtual learning environment dedicated to the first cohort of pioneers of the Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI).
Accessed is reserved to the pioneers of the first cohort of February 2025.
INTERNAL training platform for SHAPE II partners
Internal training platform for SHAPE II partners and experts with an active role in our learning-related activities. This course is designed to help partners use the AHI virtual learning environment and providing a better support via our digital and hybrid learning opportunities.
An integrated learning program
Different formats for different audiences
An integrated learning program
To better meet your learning needs, methodologies and constraints we have designed on-line, in-person and blended learning opportunities.
MOOCs
Free online courses available on demand that you can attend at your own pace
Webinars
Live online trainings with experts and peers on financial and technical aspects
Study visits
Three exclusive visits to discover meaningful district-level renovation projects
In-person seminars
To develop your capacities and network with with experts and peers on affordable housing
SHAPE II - project partnership
Coordinating the AHI - Affordable Housing Initiative
THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE EUROPEAN PARTNERSHIP – THE POINT OF REFERENCE FOR A NEW HOUSING PARADIGM.
The Accelerator Programme of the Affordable Housing Initiative—led by Housing Europe in partnership with EBC, ECTP, Energy Cities, GNE Finance, SINTEF and co-funded by the European Union—focuses on creating or renewing social and affordable neighbourhoods.
Through tailored guidance, including financial advice, mentorship, and capacity-building, the programme addresses energy poverty, promotes inclusion, ensures affordability, and reduces emissions.”
Website https://shape-affordablehousing.eu/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/affordable-housing-initiative-european-partnership
LinkedIn Community https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12923403/
From 2024 to 2026, the Affordable Housing Initiative European Partnership, SHAPE II is receiving funding from the European Union's Single Market Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101191186. From 2022 to 20224, the European Affordable Housing Consortium, SHAPE-EU received funding from the European Union's Single Market Programme under Grant Agreement no. 101069909.