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En el marco del proyecto de #ViviendaResiliente con enfoque de equidad étnico-racial visitamos la zona del Urabá Antioqueño en Colombia, un territorio poblado mayoritariamente por comunidades afrodescendientes que han vivido de cerca el conflicto armado y habitan una zona altamente afectada por el #CambioClimático. El objetivo de nuestra visita es fortalecer las capacidades de organizaciones comunitarias en el mejoramiento de vivienda y lograr un intercambio de conceptos sobre la #ViviendaResiliente en el territorio. Within the framework of the #ResilientHousing project with a focus on ethnic-racial equity, we visited the Urabá Antioqueño area in Colombia, a territory populated mostly by Afro-descendant communities that have experienced the armed conflict closely and inhabit an area highly affected by #ClimateChange. The objective of our visit is to strengthen the capacities of community organizations in housing improvement and achieve an exchange of concepts about #ResilientHousing in the territory

Congratulations, Anacláudia Rossbach on your appointment as UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme)'s next Executive Director! Thank you for your career-long commitment to advocating and driving action for informally built housing, improving existing housing, and inclusive urban policy. We look forward to working with you!

By popular demand, we've added all of our team's WCEE2024 presentations to the new Resource Library on our website. (Thank you Liva Shrestha, Sofia Andrade Pardo, Stefano Pompei, Lizzie Collins, Anna Pavan, and Tim Hart - you did an amazing job!) Dive in to learn more about our work in #Nepal, #Colombia, #Türkiye, and beyond: https://ow.ly/aB5e50Sw1kX

Thank you to our amazing partners and friends who joined us at our side event at WCEE2024 which focused on our vision: Every home is disaster-resilient. From networking to our fireside chat, it was a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate how we are #unitedforglobalimpact by connecting, sharing ideas, and fostering future collaboration. Allianz Degenkolb Engineers Kinemetrics, Inc. Earthquake Protection Systems, Inc. Arup Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad de los Andes - Colombia UCL McMaster University The University of British Columbia Liva Shrestha Oluwaseun Okusanya Lizzie Collins Sofia Andrade Pardo Anna Pavan Stefano Pompei

We're #hiring! Are you a #finance and #administration expert looking for a meaningful new executive leadership role? Apply today to join our global team in this remote U.S.-based role reporting directly to our founder and CEO.

According to the World Economic Forum, it will take 134 years to reach full #parity – roughly five generations beyond the 2030 #SDG target. At #BuildChange, we've had #genderparity of two decades, with 67% #women in the C-Suite and on our Board of Directors and 69% women in senior management.

As Hurricane #Beryl gains strength and impacts the Caribbean, we stand in solidarity with those in its path, including the families, communities, and our partner organizations who serve them. https://ow.ly/novp50SuSCy

Welcome to Milan! Team members Sofia Andrade Pardo, Anna Pavan, Oluwaseun Okusanya, Stefano Pompei, and Liva Shrestha have come together from around the world to connect with our partners and spend time together in person. From our presentations to our side event, it has been a great experience so far. Stay tuned for highlights from WCEE2024!

Curious about how to enhance seismic resilience of housing and infrastructure? AT WCEE2024 Anna Pavan, Engineering Program Associate, will share her expertise gained from Build Change projects around the world, with a focus on confined masonry construction.

Sofia Andrade Pardo, Lead Engineer for Latin America at Build Change, is our next featured speaker at WCEE2024 . We're excited for her to share lessons learned from her work in #Colombia!