IHF’s Field Engagements

Field Engagements at IHF is the organisation's own way of building an honest and accurate understanding of the low-income housing space, rooted in ground realities. IHF is currently supporting state governments of Assam, Haryana, Odisha and Tamil Nadu by demonstrating multiple models of housing facilitation via capacity building, pilot initiatives and advisory services. IHF is also involved in building capacities in technical aspects of housing to empower citizen sector organisations (CSOs) with information and skills required for serving their communities better. Further, IHF engages with other sector stakeholders across diverse domains to explore newer avenues to expand their work in the low-income housing space.

Building the UnATHI Fellowship

The UnATHI Fellowship anchored by IHF strives to develop professional capacities in the housing sector through experiential training that incorporates both social and technical skills. The UnATHI Fellowship is designed to nurture young professionals by creating opportunities that promote a substantial impact in the housing ecosystem.

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IHF Field Reports

Engagement Reportage

Feb 5, 2022

Sustainable Materials in Housing: Modroof for a Transformative Roofing Solution.

Feb 5, 2022

Jan 12, 2022

Mehnat Manzil: A Tribute to the Lives of Informal Sector Workers

Jan 12, 2022

Aug 28, 2019

IHF conducted a training camp in Sonipat, Haryana for PMAY beneficiaries

Aug 28, 2019

IHF Galleries

PMAY(U) Demand Survey at Assam

Training of surveyors

IHF resource persons training the suveyors about the demand assessment survey

Surveyors getting trained before visiting the field

A surveyor getting familiarised with the digital survey processes

A surveyor familiarises herself with the software for digital surveys

Surveyors filling out the demand survey for a household in door-to-door enumeration exercise

Geotagging and self-declaration for authenticity of survey - prerequiste for demand survey

Signing self declaration

Three surveyors doing survey

Centralised form collection as an innovative approach to quick, efficient and comprehensive demand survey

Field Visit to Nolia Sahi, Konark

Beginning of the fishermen settlement at Nolia Sahi, Konark, Odisha

Fishing is the primary occupation for the community

Several boats along the coast next to the settlement indicate the significance of fishing economy

The alleys of the village in Konark

The native housing typology of thatched roofs and walls

The way of life before upgradation of settlement

A spatial representation of the upgradation plan

Multi-purpose cyclone shelter also serves as JAGA Mission office

Some of the houses have already been upgraded to pucca_

Community infrastructure getting built as part of the slum upgradation plan

New community sewage treatment plant

Land being reclaimed to settle additional families

Bamboo Project Housing Survey

Team from Drishtee Foundation and IHF spending time with villagers

Locals from Lakhimpur district going over the unit designs

Activity done with villagers in Lakhimpur district asking them to prioritise among various housing related aspects

Drishtee Foundation and IHF present the villagers with a large-scale map of their village on which they identify all community and household assets

Focus Group Discussion with women in a village in Lakhimpur district

Focus Group Discussion with masons in a village of Lakhimpur district

A family is shown designs of the housing unit under Gharaunda

A vendor at a public distribution system shop shares his perspectives on housing and basic services

Activity with young girls in a village of Lakhimpur district, asking them to imagine their ideal space allocation in a house

A view of the house before it is taken up for redevelopment under the Gharaunda housing initiative

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