The World Habitat Awards are open for entry!

Inspirational projects and programmes that provide outstanding innovative and sustainable housing solutions are encouraged to enter the 2024 World Habitat Awards.

The  World Habitat Awards, run in partnership with UN-Habitat, celebrate and showcase pioneering approaches to housing challenges and provide international recognition
to exceptional projects and programmes.  Since 1985, more than 360 project have been recognised, each one transforming the lives of individuals, families and communities through housing.

You can view a selection of previous winners of the World Habitat Awards on the use platform 

Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards will be presented to the most outstanding projects and programmes.

The two GOLD Award-winning projects receive:

  • a trophy (presented at a global event) in recognition of their work to develop and deliver good practice in housing. World Habitat meets travel and accommodation costs for a project representative to attend the awards ceremony.
  • prize money of £10,000.
  • follow-up support from World Habitat through the exChange programme.

Silver and Bronze Award-winning projects receive a certificate, the opportunity to partner with World Habitat in the promotion of their initiatives, and entry to the World Habitat Award Winners Network.

World Habitat Awards online submission form