Turning practical skills into household income
Member enterprise
Turning practical skills into household income
UHOCU also shares examples of tie-dye products, crafts and other small enterprises that help members earn and save together.
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Publications and learning
Explore reports, research, project learning and documentation that support cooperative housing and community development.
Growing crops to support housing savings
Farming for housing
Growing crops to support housing savings
Housing cooperative members use seasonal and commercial farming to build income that can support their housing savings.
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Urban farming for food and income
Member livelihoods
Urban farming for food and income
UHOCU’s urban farming feature highlights food towers and sack gardens as compact ways to grow produce, support food security and create local livelihood opportunities.
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Participatory housing approaches in informal settlements
Project archive · PHATIS
Participatory housing approaches in informal settlements
Community participation, secure tenure, housing advocacy and settlement upgrading through partnership.
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Promoting equality and capacity development
Project archive · PECH-HC
Promoting equality and capacity development
Work focused on women and young people’s access to land, housing, leadership and livelihoods.
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Strengthening Cooperative Housing Project
Project archive · SCOHP
Strengthening Cooperative Housing Project
A project that strengthened housing cooperatives and their capacity to support members’ livelihoods.
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International Women’s Day: empowering women for decent housing
Women and housing
International Women’s Day: empowering women for decent housing
UHOCU’s celebration and community outreach in Nkokonjeru Town Council.
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How cooperatives could take back Kampala
Housing advocacy
How cooperatives could take back Kampala
A feature on cooperative housing as a response to unaffordable homes in Kampala.
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Mobilising Suubi Development Association
Cooperative development
Mobilising Suubi Development Association
Community mobilization to form a housing cooperative in Kyebando, Kawempe Division, Kampala.
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The UHOCU profile lists publications and learning resources produced through the Union’s work and its partnerships. Contact us to request a copy or ask about access.
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Annual report
Annual reports
Updates on UHOCU activities, cooperative development and housing work.
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Project learning
Project reports
Learning from projects including SCOHP, PECH and EATAH.
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Forum report
World Urban Forum report
Documentation from housing and urban development engagement at WUF.
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Forum report
African Urban Forum report
Reflections and material from regional urban development discussions.
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Research
Housing situation research
Research on housing conditions and cooperative approaches in Uganda.
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Research
Project research reports
Research and evaluation produced through housing and livelihoods projects.
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Exchange learning
Exchange visit to Toronto
Learning from international cooperative housing practice and exchange.
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Partnership
University collaboration
Research and learning connected with UCL and Lund University.
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Learning resources
Training and visual resources
UHOCU training modules, photographs and videos documenting cooperative housing work.
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From the field
Knowledge grows through exchange.
Reports, research, training and peer exchange help communities and partners share what works for affordable, inclusive housing.