When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married last weekend at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, they didn’t simply walk down the aisle- they walked straight into the hearts and minds of millions of people from around the world, whether it was through binoculars, televisions or iPhones. But the talk and tizzy around the wedding […]
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An afternoon with Executive Director Maimunah Mohd Sharif
The sixth-floor board room of The Woodrow Wilson Center was buzzing with impatient chatter. The crowd pulsed with energy, as people edged past each other on the way to and from the buffet table, exchanging business cards and hopes for the upcoming presentation. “Is she here? When is she coming?” someone murmured to their neighbor […]
Read MoreWhy urban needs to be a keyword for global action on health
Cities are Petri dishes for germs; the millions of people brushing past each other on the street, breathing the same air, and grabbing onto the same train poles create a wide and welcoming breeding ground for common illnesses like the cold and flu. Urban residents take this fact as a given to living in a […]
Read MoreUganda Property Show Interviews IHC Global’s Sylvia Luchini
Sylvia Luchini, the managing director of IHC Global’s Chicago office, had the pleasure of sitting down with the NTV Property Show in Kampala, Uganda, in November 2017, during IHC Global’s pilot project analyzing property rights and markets through a gender lens. In the interview, Luchini discussed IHC Global’s mission to support sustainable and inclusive urban […]
Read MoreJudith Hermanson explains why a smart city has to be a just city
During WUF9 in Kuala Lumpur at the Next City World Stage, IHC Global unveiled “Smart City. Just City.,” an initiative that aims to bring the rising tide of urban data, technology, and efficiency together with the movement to increase inclusiveness and equity in cities. To a packed and curious crowd, IHC Global President and CEO Judith […]
Read MoreWith a new Bloomberg survey, American mayors have their say
If there’s a lesson the world has been learning through this era of rapid urban development, it is to listen to the mayors. In the last few years, mayors from around the world have become increasingly vocal about the global and local issues that are important to their cities, from climate change to affordable housing […]
Read MoreWorld Bank Land and Poverty Conference Week 2018
Action from Every Angle: Approaches to Advancing Property Rights From Habitat III to the World Urban Forum and beyond, IHC Global has been committed to ensuring women’s property rights under the New Urban Agenda through advocacy, analysis and action. In a world where women own less than 20% of registered land and face countless obstacles […]
Read MoreWhy WASH Matters to Gender Equality
On #WorldWaterDay, MHM Needs a Spotlight The fight for clean and accessible drinking water has a distinctly female charge to it. Around the world, 1 in 9 people do not have clean water close to home, and every day, the task for collecting that far-away water falls into women’s hands, forcing them to walk miles to and […]
Read MoreIn Seattle, homeless camps become a permanent part of the city
Seattle has one of the worst homelessness problems in the United States, and it is dealing with it in an unprecedented way. While homeless encampments are not unknown to cities in the United States, the city of Seattle has allowed 11 homeless camps to become permanent parts of the city. These are camps that did […]
Read MoreThe Power of Property Rights: Women, Land Rights, and Secure Tenure
It is the dancing that I remember most! Everyone was dressed in their best clothes, and the eyes of the women were shining with pride – the shine enhanced by tears. The place was outside Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The year was 1998, during President Mandela’s program to develop housing for those who were living […]
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