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    • About the Organization
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  • Practice Areas
    • Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation
    • Building Climate Resilience and Energy Efficiency
    • Securing Women’s Rights to Land and Housing, Women Empowerment
    • Microlending for Habitat Improvement
    • Advancing Participation in Governance and Planning
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    • Improving Community Infrastructure and Public Spaces
    • Disaster Response and Recovery
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Index insurance innovation: Protecting families against extreme heat in India (Originally published by Microinsurance Network)

Index insurance innovation: Protecting families against extreme heat in India (Originally published by Microinsurance Network)

Article
Insights on Climate Resilience: A Fireside Chat with Bijal Brahmbhatt, Director of Mahila Housing Trust

Insights on Climate Resilience: A Fireside Chat with Bijal Brahmbhatt, Director of Mahila Housing Trust

Article
Revitalization of Dhal ni Pol – Ahmedabad

Revitalization of Dhal ni Pol – Ahmedabad

Report
Hot Take- Cool Roof Research Study Report 2024

Hot Take- Cool Roof Research Study Report 2024

April 5, 2024
Climate Adaptation Within Livelihoods And Poverty Programmes: Responding to Extreme Heat in India. 2024 Publisher:  BRAC – Mahila Housing Trust, Language: English

Climate Adaptation Within Livelihoods And Poverty Programmes: Responding to Extreme Heat in India. 2024 Publisher: BRAC – Mahila Housing Trust, Language: English

Report, Research & Publication
Bridging Action and Research to Develop and Apply Graded Building Codes to Make Them Relevant for Affordable Housing Programs – Aprajita Singh And Bijal Brahmbhatt

Bridging Action and Research to Develop and Apply Graded Building Codes to Make Them Relevant for Affordable Housing Programs – Aprajita Singh And Bijal Brahmbhatt

Article, Case Study, Report, Research & Publication
Impact Assessment of Public Area Improvement of Dhal ni Pol, Ahmedabad-April 2023

Impact Assessment of Public Area Improvement of Dhal ni Pol, Ahmedabad-April 2023

Case Study, Report, Research & Publication
Jodhpur Heat Action Plan 2023

Jodhpur Heat Action Plan 2023

Report, Research & Publication, Training Manual
MHT Newsletter May 2023

MHT Newsletter May 2023

Case Study, Newsletter
Gender and Poverty-related Barriers of the Urban Poor to access Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance: Evidence from the Mahila Housing Trust in India

Gender and Poverty-related Barriers of the Urban Poor to access Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance: Evidence from the Mahila Housing Trust in India

Research & Publication
MHT Newsletter – January 2021

MHT Newsletter – January 2021

Newsletter
A Handbook on De constructing Climate Change & Heat Stress for the Urban poor

A Handbook on De constructing Climate Change & Heat Stress for the Urban poor

Research & Publication
How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing Trust

How to Assess Security of Tenure and Emulate Mortgages for Financing Semi-Formal Homes: Lessons from Mahila Housing Trust

Briefs
Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (Brief 2)

Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (Brief 2)

Case Study
Parivartan and Its Impact: A Partnership Programme of Infrastructure Development in Slums of Ahmedabad City

Parivartan and Its Impact: A Partnership Programme of Infrastructure Development in Slums of Ahmedabad City

Report
Role of Women Councillors in Improving Water & Sanitation Infrastructure in Poor Communities

Role of Women Councillors in Improving Water & Sanitation Infrastructure in Poor Communities

Case Study
Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India

Approaches to Basic Service Delivery for the Working Poor: Assessing the Impact of Mahila Housing Trust’s Parivartan Slum Upgrading Programme in Ahmedabad, India

Briefs
Creating Change Ground-Up: MHT’s Footprints in Delhi

Creating Change Ground-Up: MHT’s Footprints in Delhi

Briefs
Evaluating the Impact of SY2SP: Endline Report

Evaluating the Impact of SY2SP: Endline Report

Report
Pre-Monsoon Action Plan: Vrundavan Park Society, Odhav

Pre-Monsoon Action Plan: Vrundavan Park Society, Odhav

Case Study
Do Community-Based Institutions Spur Climate Adaptation in Urban Informal Settlements in India?

Do Community-Based Institutions Spur Climate Adaptation in Urban Informal Settlements in India?

Case Study
Baseline Study on “Delhi Women Construction Workers + Air Pollution”

Baseline Study on “Delhi Women Construction Workers + Air Pollution”

Research & Publication
Emulating Mortgages for the Benefit of the Poor: Financial Innovations by Mahila Housing Trust

Emulating Mortgages for the Benefit of the Poor: Financial Innovations by Mahila Housing Trust

Report
Status of Urban Slums in Gujarat and Rajasthan: A Case Study of Seven Cities

Status of Urban Slums in Gujarat and Rajasthan: A Case Study of Seven Cities

Case Study
Home Improvement Loans: The history of Sawda Ghevra Resettlement Colony

Home Improvement Loans: The history of Sawda Ghevra Resettlement Colony

Case Study
Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS) Across Ahmedabad: Role of an External Agency

Slum Rehabilitation Scheme (SRS) Across Ahmedabad: Role of an External Agency

Report

Slum Free Cities? How Women of Ahmedabad Led a Housing Revolution

Article
Microfinance for Infrastructure: Recent Experiences

Microfinance for Infrastructure: Recent Experiences

Report
Providing Microfinance for Urban Poor to Access Basic Services: A Report of Baseline Survey at Sawda- Ghevra, Delhi

Providing Microfinance for Urban Poor to Access Basic Services: A Report of Baseline Survey at Sawda- Ghevra, Delhi

Report
Introducing the Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program

Introducing the Integrated Housing & Slum Development Program

Case Study
Bringing Sanitation to Jaipur

Bringing Sanitation to Jaipur

Case Study
Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in BSUP sites of Ahmedabad: Experiences of Mahila Housing Trust (MHT)

Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) in BSUP sites of Ahmedabad: Experiences of Mahila Housing Trust (MHT)

Report
Decentralized Governance or Passing the Buck: the Case of Resident Welfare Associations at Resettlement Sites, Ahmedabad, India

Decentralized Governance or Passing the Buck: the Case of Resident Welfare Associations at Resettlement Sites, Ahmedabad, India

Article
Empowering Mandals for Slum-Upgrading

Empowering Mandals for Slum-Upgrading

Report
Empowering Women as Agents of Change

Empowering Women as Agents of Change

Briefs
Mobilizing Women for Change: Case study of Sanjaynagar, Ahmedabad

Mobilizing Women for Change: Case study of Sanjaynagar, Ahmedabad

Case Study
Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (Brief 1)

Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Case Study (Brief 1)

Case Study
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive Experiences and Insights from MHT’s Work: Introduction and Documentation Framework

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive Experiences and Insights from MHT’s Work: Introduction and Documentation Framework

Briefs
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 2)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 2)

Report
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Emergency Relief in Crisis and Disaster Situations; COVID-19 relief (Brief 1)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Emergency Relief in Crisis and Disaster Situations; COVID-19 relief (Brief 1)

Briefs
COVID-19 Impact Survey

COVID-19 Impact Survey

Interactive Dashboard
Compendium of Norms for Designing Quarantine Facility

Compendium of Norms for Designing Quarantine Facility

Report
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 3)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 3)

Briefs

Participatory Governance for Adaptable Communities

Article
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience (Brief 2)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience (Brief 2)

Briefs
Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy for the City of Ahmedabad

Urban Poverty Reduction Strategy for the City of Ahmedabad

Report
Affordable Housing and Land Rights

Affordable Housing and Land Rights

Briefs
Mobilizing Communities to Access Better Housing and Infrastructure Under Rajiv Awas Yojana

Mobilizing Communities to Access Better Housing and Infrastructure Under Rajiv Awas Yojana

Report
Road Map for Including Households with Semi-Formal Tenure in the Ambit of Ongoing National and State Housing Programs

Road Map for Including Households with Semi-Formal Tenure in the Ambit of Ongoing National and State Housing Programs

Report
Provision of Houses for Slum Dwellers- A case study of Ranchi

Provision of Houses for Slum Dwellers- A case study of Ranchi

Case Study
Urbanising Around Tribal Land

Urbanising Around Tribal Land

Article
Ahmedabad: More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities

Ahmedabad: More but Different Government for “Slum Free” and Livable Cities

Research & Publication
What Getting Land Title Really Means: An “Anti-Commons” in Ahmedabad, India?

What Getting Land Title Really Means: An “Anti-Commons” in Ahmedabad, India?

Research & Publication
Private Sector in Affordable Housing? Case of Slum Rehabilitation Scheme in Ahmedabad, India.

Private Sector in Affordable Housing? Case of Slum Rehabilitation Scheme in Ahmedabad, India.

Article
State of the Homeless: Ahmedabad India

State of the Homeless: Ahmedabad India

Research & Publication
State of the Homeless: Ahmedabad, India

State of the Homeless: Ahmedabad, India

Interactive Dashboard

Property Rights for Women: A Case for Joint Titles in Agricultural Land and Urban Housing

Article
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (Brief 1)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (Brief 1)

Briefs
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (Brief 3)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (Brief 3)

Briefs
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 1)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Incorporating Needs of Home-based Workers in City Plans and Policies (Brief 1)

Briefs
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience (Brief 1)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Promoting Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience (Brief 1)

Briefs
Climate Resilient Slums

Climate Resilient Slums

Interactive Dashboard
Combating Climate Change‐induced Heat Stress

Combating Climate Change‐induced Heat Stress

Briefs
Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layouts- A Case of Bamboo Construction Technology

Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layouts- A Case of Bamboo Construction Technology

Case Study
Technologies to Combat Heat Stress

Technologies to Combat Heat Stress

Briefs
Climate change: Impacts on Indian Cities and Informal Settlements

Climate change: Impacts on Indian Cities and Informal Settlements

Briefs
Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: Baseline Report

Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: Baseline Report

Report
Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience of Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report Volume 2

Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience of Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report Volume 2

Report
Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience of Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report Volume 1

Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience of Urban Poor in South Asia: Project Evaluation Report Volume 1

Report
Building Resilience Capacities of Urban Poor in South Asia

Building Resilience Capacities of Urban Poor in South Asia

Training Manual
Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: The Longitudinal Study Report

Women’s Action towards Climate Resilience for Urban Poor in South Asia: The Longitudinal Study Report

Report
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Briefs
Monsoon Action plan

Monsoon Action plan

Case Study
Lighting Homes of The Poor

Lighting Homes of The Poor

Briefs
Sustainable Housing Programme: Research for Advocacy and Policy Intervention

Sustainable Housing Programme: Research for Advocacy and Policy Intervention

Briefs
Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- A case of Home-based Livelihood Tailoring and Embroidery

Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- A case of Home-based Livelihood Tailoring and Embroidery

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- A case of Home-based Livelihood Pani Puri Making

Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- A case of Home-based Livelihood Pani Puri Making

Case Study
Space Designing for a Community Home

Space Designing for a Community Home

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Learning and Resource Centre, Lilapur

Sustainable Housing Programme: Learning and Resource Centre, Lilapur

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- Home-based Embroidery Work

Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- Home-based Embroidery Work

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- A case of Soldering Iron, Surat

Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- A case of Soldering Iron, Surat

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- Home-based Grocery Stores

Sustainable Housing Programme: Promoting Energy Efficient Livelihoods- Home-based Grocery Stores

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- Energy Efficient Building Design in Ashramshala

Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- Energy Efficient Building Design in Ashramshala

Case Study
Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- Reconstruction of Anganwadi Centre, Bagsiwaniya, Bhopal

Sustainable Housing Programme: Pilots in Construction Materials and Layout- Reconstruction of Anganwadi Centre, Bagsiwaniya, Bhopal

Case Study
Resilience Against Impacts of Climate Change- Water Management

Resilience Against Impacts of Climate Change- Water Management

Briefs
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Briefs
Understanding Policy Evaluation Through Swachhta Survekshan

Understanding Policy Evaluation Through Swachhta Survekshan

Research & Publication
A Framework for Improving Sanitation in Urban Poor Communities

A Framework for Improving Sanitation in Urban Poor Communities

Briefs
Identifying Water Problems in India: Guidelines for Simplified and Easy to Perform Hydrogeological Investigations

Identifying Water Problems in India: Guidelines for Simplified and Easy to Perform Hydrogeological Investigations

Training Manual
Sato Toilet System

Sato Toilet System

Case Study
Going the Final Mile to Making Cities Open Defecation Free (odf)

Going the Final Mile to Making Cities Open Defecation Free (odf)

Briefs
Bio-toilet: Testing Technological Solution in the Field

Bio-toilet: Testing Technological Solution in the Field

Case Study
Accelerating Access to Wash and Healthy Spaces to Slum Communities in Urban India: Renewed Urgency Post-covid-19

Accelerating Access to Wash and Healthy Spaces to Slum Communities in Urban India: Renewed Urgency Post-covid-19

Briefs
Handbook for Enhancing Water Security in Communities: A Case of Ranchi City

Handbook for Enhancing Water Security in Communities: A Case of Ranchi City

Case Study
Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (brief 2)

Making Home-based Work Environments Safer, Healthier and Productive: Improving the Physical Environment (brief 2)

Briefs
Innovative Approaches to Slum Electrification

Innovative Approaches to Slum Electrification

Report
Impact of Climate Change on Urban Home-based Workers in South Asia

Impact of Climate Change on Urban Home-based Workers in South Asia

Research & Publication
Climate Change and Poverty

Climate Change and Poverty

Briefs
Climate Change: Impact on Women

Climate Change: Impact on Women

Briefs
Behaviour Patterns of the Poor and Barriers to Adoption of Resilience Strategies/Solutions

Behaviour Patterns of the Poor and Barriers to Adoption of Resilience Strategies/Solutions

Briefs
Heat Stress and Impact on Communities

Heat Stress and Impact on Communities

Briefs
Risk Management: Climate Change and the Poor

Risk Management: Climate Change and the Poor

Briefs
Annual Report (2020-2021)

Annual Report (2020-2021)

Annual Reports
Annual Report (2017-2019)

Annual Report (2017-2019)

Annual Reports
Annual Report (2015-2017)

Annual Report (2015-2017)

Annual Reports
Annual Report (2013-2015)

Annual Report (2013-2015)

Annual Reports
Annual Report (2012-2013)

Annual Report (2012-2013)

Annual Reports
Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Improving the Physical Environment (2)

Making home-based work environments safer, healthier and productive: Improving the Physical Environment (2)

Briefs
MHT Kathiar Sanitation project

MHT Kathiar Sanitation project

Report

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