1. www.rooftops.ca info@rooftops.ca416-366-1445 Building Homes and Communities Event Name – Date – Presenter Name

2. Our stories Agenda Who we are How we work Where do I fit in? Photo: Flickr Kai Chan Vong

3. Who we are Photo: Patrick West

4. Non-profit founded in 1984 as the international development program of co-op and social housing organizations in Canada Help communities create sustainable and practical housing solutions Provide thousands of families with secure, affordable shelter Non-profit founded in 1984 as the international development program of co-op and social housing organizations in Canada Help communities create sustainable and practical housing solutions Provide thousands of families with secure, affordable shelter Who we are Photo: Patrick West

5. Our Canadian Partners

6. Our stories Photo: Patrick West

7. Sikitiko Salum Photo: Patrick West

10. WAT Human Settlements Trust Photo: Patrick West

13. 548 397 475 Our Microfinance Loan Impact Source: Rooftops Canada 674 720 1,065 2,459

14. “I have built this nice house in the city for my children.” -Mama Sikitiko “I have built this nice house in the city for my children.” -Mama Sikitiko

15. Damaris Wanjeri

18. Photo: Patrick West

21. 8% Qualifying for a Mortgage Loan in Kenya Source: Kenyan Spirit

22. Photo: Patrick West

23. Young Workers in Africa Photo: Patrick West

24. 72% $2 S-S Youth Source: The Guardian Young Workers in Africa

25. Photo: Patrick West Youth & Unemployment in Africa

26. Source: The Guardian

27. Mazingira Institute

28. Humphrey Omukuti

30. “I used to destroy them [youth] with drugs…but now, I can add life to them through urban farming.” -Humphrey Omukuti “I used to destroy them [youth] with drugs…but now, I can add life to them through urban farming.” -Humphrey Omukuti

31. Thandiwe Austin

32. “Before gaining access to safe, affordable housing through Johannesburg’s Madulammoho Housing Association, I was living in a garage and selling my body to support my three kids.” -Thandiwe Austin “Before gaining access to safe, affordable housing through Johannesburg’s Madulammoho Housing Association, I was living in a garage and selling my body to support my three kids.” -Thandiwe Austin

33. HIV/AIDS and Women in Sub-Saharan Africa Source: womenshealth.gov 22.5 m 60%

34. Training Co-op Leaders in Kenya

35. Nutritious Food in Zimbabwe

36. HIV Education in Uganda

37. “We were told we did not have the capacity to purchase land as we were disabled.” -Phathani Mlalazi “We were told we did not have the capacity to purchase land as we were disabled.” -Phathani Mlalazi Housing & Disability

44. “The cooperative concept has enabled me to achieve what I would not have achieved on my own. ” -Tariro Gamanya “The cooperative concept has enabled me to achieve what I would not have achieved on my own. ” -Tariro Gamanya

45. Photo: Patrick West Disability & Development x2 unemployed x3 no healthcare 80%

46. How we work Photo: Patrick West

47. Current Overseas Partners ZIMBABWE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOUSING COOPERATIVES

48. Funding for Supplies & Loans

49. Training & Capacity Building

50. Photo: Patrick West Volunteers & Technical Advisors

51. Study Visits for Mutual Learning

53. Africa Cameroon Egypt Ghana Kenya Mozambique Rwanda South Africa Senegal Tanzania Thailand Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia China India Indonesia The Philippines Eastern & Southern Europe Bosnia & Herzegovina Czech Republic Estonia Lithuania Latvia Russia Turkey Latin America & the Caribbean Argentina Bolivia Cuba Chile Colombia Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Uruguay Countries We’ve Worked In Photo: Flickr Nicolas Raymond

54. Where do I fit in?

55. How to Get Involved LEARN – http://www.rooftops.ca SHARE – Talk about us! ACT – Be a volunteer (fundraising or other) – Become a T.A. – Go on a study visit – Organize an event GIVE – Donate to provide more safe, affordable housing to all Rooftops Canada 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 313 Toronto, ON M5S 2T9 How to Get Involved LEARN – http://www.rooftops.ca SHARE – Talk about us! ACT – Be a volunteer (fundraising or other) – Become a T.A. – Go on a study visit – Organize an event GIVE – Donate to provide more safe, affordable housing to all Rooftops Canada 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 313 Toronto, ON M5S 2T9

56. www.rooftops.ca info@rooftops.ca416-366-1445 Building Homes and Communities 720 Spadina Avenue, Suite 313 Toronto, ON M5S 2T9 Rooftops Canada is grateful to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development for supporting housing-based solutions to global poverty.