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Shelter a basic human rightThe poor deserve a portfolio of housing solutions to meet their diverse needs -
Self-construction major supplier of housing for urban poormHS aim to catalyze this process to facilitate access to quality, safe and affordable units. -
Negligible housing supply for the urban poorOver 80 million Indians live in sub-standard housing; 8 million are homeless -
mHS mission to build quality homesWe engage with homeowners directly through field studies and pilots to provide safe and affordable housing solutions -
mHS enables the creation of inclusive citiesOur multi-disciplinary approach to research and consulting informs policies and projects
mHS
micro Home Solutions is a multi disciplinary social enterprise based out of New Delhi, India
mHS's vision is to enable the creation of socially inclusive cities by developing a portfolio of housing solutions to meet the diverse shelter needs of the urban poor. We conceptualize and facilitate design of innovative project and collaborate with institutions that can help drive impact at the larger scale.
BUILD & ENABLE
mHS works with communities, civil society, financial institutions, government and multilateral agencies to pilot solutions on the ground. Our field perspective and multidisciplinary approach uniquely positions us to offer undertake research and offer and consulting services that enable policymakers and stakeholders to positively impact housing for the poor.
Latest Projects
mHS conceptualized DHS to bring construction finance and technical assistance to households. In partnership with BASIX-BSFL the product reached 15 families for 2-storey construction. The technical assistance ensured structural safety, better ventilation, cost estimates, and monitoring assistance to those living in highly precarious structures.
A study undertaken for the World Bank to assess quality and quantity of self-/incremental construction in India. We designed a typology framework across income and settlements with variety of tenure/titlesand land-use to bring analytical rigor to evaluate the opportunity of providing housing finance to households in such neighborhoods.
There are anywhere between 5-8 million homeless in India. The majority of these are daily wage labourers unable to afford rentals in the slums. In partnership with local NGO, mHS designed and constructed two modular shelters to accommodate about 150 person per night