Innovative housing for the urban poor | Rhea Silva | TEDxGSMC

Affordable housing is a challenge globally faced today, with about 235 million households worldwide suffering with housing poverty. Working on the same, Rhea founded Chototel, with a vision to deliver a product that will help change the way the world houses its people.
Watch as she ends up, disapproving the widely held perception that social businesses have to choose between profitability and purpose, but that they can find a balance.
Coming from a family immersed in real estate, Rhea Silva has seen land, finance and a lot more. But her vision is bigger, and by starting Chototel, she took her first steps in social enterprise. Chototel provides affordable housing for low-income families, and is making small steps in reducing homelessness, with expansions into the Indian market.
She maybe young, but her ideas have surely taken flight, and have impressed many.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

[@TrinadhV]

When the business chooses purpose in their product rather than profitability, it changes lives. All the best Rhea.

[@silvarhea]

Thank you, Trinadh.

[@RohitSingh-yo2yl]

@@silvarhea rhea idk if you'll notice it but i have a really cool idea to solve these issues you mentioned in the ted speech. I'd be glad to share it with you and work on this challenge.

[@BahariNyeusi]

Rhea, this is a brilliant idea. I am a Southern African student studying architecture thinking of implementing a similar concept to solve this problem. My continent faces the same challenges from countries such as Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

[@loiph8907]

How can I contact you

[@RohitSingh-yo2yl]

@@loiph8907 phone

[@jaylogic]

I get it that she's trying but I feel that this isn't quite solving the crisis as the title states. I do sustainable green projects myself and the hurdle to keep a project worthy of the a 'sustainable green' label is often rather tricky especially with high implementation costs; design, materials and energy conversion efficiency issues. The technology is here but implementing it to be replicable and cost friendly strictly depends on government willingness to aid. Real estate development is no where near being a charitable endeavour to aid the urban poor.

[@julioochoa8444]

I’m sure you know the government gives tax credits to help developers affordable projects be profitable by helping with funding. You can build affordable apartments with SIP construction and keep it extremely energy efficient. The only reason people haven’t built with this is because they don’t know about using mgo boards to make sand which panels with polyurethane insulation. It’s a perfect combination and are fireproof waterproof mold proof impact & hurricane resistant. We are working on it and we believe we really have a solution for green affordable housing to help people. By providing enough affordable housing for the urban poor it can greatly eliminate a lot of poverty and allow them to stay in the city to move upward financially

[@jackiesicilian5720]

@@julioochoa8444 why can't it be in rural areas too? There's a lot of unused land which people in those areas need housing too.

[@michelleobrien6996]

This is very much in line with my own goals. Great to see.

[@236Mars]

Wonderful ideas in solving housing problems in the lower economic segments of global urban areas!

[@priyankavirha9044]

kindly mention your references for the data

[@shine4time]

Incredible and inspiring!

[@lili9627]

sounds like a great idea.. but whatever happened to this? can't find any updates past 2017.

[@RohitSingh-yo2yl]

same

[@anthonychiyangwa8687]

hie rhea, how can i contact you im working on some urban planning project.

[@kristintanner368]

looking for a script for this talk....any links?

[@jamieperry9414]

Looks superb

[@katnip6289]

Her model will not work for long term housing. Living in tight accommodations is unsanitary and not good for emotional sanity. Before she speaks so highly of her plans she should test out such ideas for herself.

[@mandarbodkhe330]

then do you have any solution for this proble???

[@julioochoa8444]

Look at this video on RUclips - how Singapore solved their housing problems

[@mohammediftekharali6528]

Good .

[@nasrodinquituar6813]

A POOR PEOPLE WANTS A FREE HOUSING FROM THE GOVERNMENT, INSTEAD OF AMORTIZING FROM INVESTORS OR GOVERNMENT OWN AND CONTROL CORPORATION WHICH WILL BENEFIT TO THE INTEREST OF BUSINESS SECTORS OR INVESTORS
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