An initiative of the German real estate industry

Affordable rental housing for Africa

Helping together, transforming our experience into change, and enabling people to live better lives is our common goal. Major companies as well as important people in the German real estate industry joined forces in 2019 to establish the idea of social housing in Africa and to create affordable rental housing.

Our team

More than 30 real estate or business professionals are committed to Housing! for Future on a voluntary basis and beyond company boundaries, many of them employees of German social housing companies. They acquire donations, form strategic partnerships for the realisation of the housing projects, and analyse and organise the aid processes from Germany.

Dirk Metzner

Doing good besides work is a matter of course for me.

Jenny Nußbaum

It’s great that I can change people’s lives with my experience.

Frederik Lang

Helping people to help themselves, that’s the only way we can provide sustainable support.

Isabelle Teister

That’s a completely different perspective on the topic of “living”.

Nicole Rothermel

Together it’s always more fun – we have a great team!

Alexander Dieterle

Structure and insights into an NGO – and I’m part of it, which is very exciting.

Eva Schneider

Big companies are coming together to help – we can be proud of that.

Swantje Quelle

The professional exchange with Namibia is so enriching and brings so much joy.

Andrea Teister

Great addition to my job, everything about real estate.

Steffen Funnekötter

A great initiative that opens up new housing perspectives in Namibia.

Sven Kemmerer

The pictures of the living conditions in informal settlements shocked me deeply.

Christian Wedler

Companies that otherwise tend to compete with each other are working together – chapeau!

Laura Spahn

I work for Housing! for Future in the area of project management, a lot of work besides my job – but it’s worth it.

Anna-Sophia Ressler

A great project and a motivated team – the key to success.

Hanna Albrecht

For me, H!fF is a very special opportunity to help and give people a new home.

Dirk Metzner

Doing good besides work is a matter of course for me.

Jenny Nussbaum

It’s great that I can change people’s lives with my experience.

Frederik Lang

Helping people to help themselves, that’s the only way we can provide sustainable support.

Isabelle Teister

That’s a completely different perspective on the topic of “living”.

Nicole Rothermel

Together it’s always more fun – we have a great team!

Alexander Dieterle

Structure and insights into an NGO – and I’m part of it, which is very exciting.

Eva Schneider

Big companies are coming together to help – we can be proud of that.

Swantje Quelle

The professional exchange with Namibia is so enriching and brings so much joy.

Andrea Teister

Great addition to my job, everything about real estate.

Steffen Funnekoetter

A great initiative that opens up new housing perspectives in Namibia.

Sven Kemmerer

The pictures of the living conditions in informal settlements shocked me deeply.

Christian Wedler

Companies that otherwise tend to compete with each other are working together – chapeau!

Laura Spahn

I work for Housing! for Future in the area of project management, a lot of work besides my job – but it’s worth it.

Anna-Sophia Ressler

A great project and a motivated team – the key to success.

Hanna Albrecht

For me, H!fF is a very special opportunity to help and give people a new home.

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Our managing directors

Like all team members, the managing directors are committed to Housing! for Future on a voluntary basis. They are responsible for the implementation of the projects and shareholder resolutions. With the volunteer teams, they raise funds, acquire projects, seek cooperating companies, negotiate contracts, and monitor budgets and their use in order to ensure that all entrusted funds are used safely and sustainably.

We all work together to achieve our goals!

Stefan Bürger

Housing is a human right! After many decades of experience in the housing industry, we know what constitutes safe housing.

Konstanze Dürotin

Housing helps! We create affordable housing in Namibia as an achievable and sustainable chance for people from informal settlements – because everyone deserves a safe home.

Dieter Kasten

I have seen the misery in informal settlements several times. Giving people from informal settlements hope for a better, healthy life and opportunities for advancement is my motivation. It is worth it!

Bernd Sommer

Where else but on site? – Where people’s need is greatest, we want to help, locally! With a lot of experience in the global real estate business, it is both an honor and an obligation for me to lend a hand there directly.

Advisory board

The advisory board was formed voluntarily as a competence extension and supervisory body at Housing! for Future. Together with Housing! for Future’s shareholders, well-known figures from large German housing companies, research and the building industry enrich all decisions of our company with their expertise and also support fundraising through their extensive networks.

Klaus
Niewöhner-Pape

We will only be able to live in peace if we take everyone with us. Housing! for Future makes an important contribution to this.

Dr. Thomas
Hain

NHW wants to establish the idea of social housing also in Namibia!

Albert
Ten Brinke

The country and its people deserve our support, which is what we are aiming at with this project.

Prof. Dr. Karl-
Werner Schulte

Learning from each other and with each other – helping people to help themselves to create adequate housing.

Thomas
Wagner

Giving families a stable home is an important investment in their future.

We’ve already achieved so much – let’s continue to help.

Our donation account: IBAN DE76 5005 0201 0200 7035 10

Our donation account:
IBAN DE76 5005 0201 0200 7035 10

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Two subsidiaries have been established in Namibia

Helping people to help themselves does not only mean building houses. For our project to be sustainable, it needs to provide people with affordable rental housing and create jobs.

In order to put this idea into practice, we have chosen Namibia as a starting point and have founded two legal entities there: one that owns the land and houses (Property Company, PropCo) and one that is responsible for their management (Operating Company, OpCo). All funds raised by us in Germany go towards the upkeep of these two entities and their work.

Property Company (PropCo) – Ownership Company

As a 100% subsidiary of Housing! for Future, the Property Company (PropCo) is the Namibian developer and owner of the land and all houses. Rent surpluses remaining after deduction of operating and administrative costs are fully reinvested in new houses – the PropCo thus operates on a non-profit basis, has no direct business operations and is the value-added company in Namibia.

Property Company (PropCo) – Ownership Company

As a 100% subsidiary of Housing! for Future, the Property Company (PropCo) is the Namibian developer and owner of the land and all houses. Rent surpluses remaining after deduction of operating and administrative costs are fully reinvested in new houses – the PropCo thus operates on a non-profit basis, has no direct business operations and is the value-added company in Namibia.

Operative Company (OpCo) – Operating Company

The Operative Company (OpCo), also a 100% Namibian subsidiary of Housing! for Future, manages the PropCo houses through a general lease agreement. As an operating company, it is the visible player in the local market and creates jobs in the areas of letting, commercial and technical property management and accounting, thus encouraging help for self-help. OpCo staff acquire tenants from informal settlements, conclude secure tenancy agreements, carry out resettlements and are reliable contact persons for the residents.

Operative Company (OpCo) – Operating Company

The Operative Company (OpCo), also a 100% Namibian subsidiary of Housing! for Future, manages the PropCo houses through a general lease agreement. As an operating company, it is the visible player in the local market and creates jobs in the areas of letting, commercial and technical property management and accounting, thus encouraging help for self-help. OpCo staff acquire tenants from informal settlements, conclude secure tenancy agreements, carry out resettlements and are reliable contact persons for the residents.

Secured donations – avoid corruption

For our organisation, security and the purposeful use of donations – and thus the avoidance of conflict of interests – have top priority. We have therefore developed and adopted a comprehensive set of rules consisting of investment guidelines, business, procurement and competence regulations, as well as IT and data protection guidelines among others, which apply equally to the German and Namibian companies.

The management acts within the framework of these corporate governance regulations, and discusses fundamental decisions and monitors changes in meetings with the advisory board and shareholders that are conducted on a regular basis. Compliance with these set rules is also closely monitored in the Namibian companies. During the initial and start-up phases, for instance, the German managing directors will also play a key role in managing the Namibian companies.

Secured donations – avoid corruption

For our organisation, security and the purposeful use of donations – and thus the avoidance of conflict of interests – have top priority. We have therefore developed and adopted a comprehensive set of rules consisting of investment guidelines, business, procurement and competence regulations, as well as IT and data protection guidelines among others, which apply equally to the German and Namibian companies.

The management acts within the framework of these corporate governance regulations, and discusses fundamental decisions and monitors changes in meetings with the advisory board and shareholders that are conducted on a regular basis. Compliance with these set rules is also closely monitored in the Namibian companies. During the initial and start-up phases, for instance, the German managing directors will also play a key role in managing the Namibian companies.

Help us to enable sustainable self-help!

With every Euro you provide opportunities: Our initiative is financed exclusively through donations and we all work on a voluntary basis. Due to the professional structures in Germany and Namibia, our initiative is unique and allows donations to have a sustainable effect in many ways.

  • Residents are not left alone after moving into the neighbourhood; the housing company ensures security and support

  • Creation of new jobs in Namibia

  • Establishment of rental housing as a long-term affordable alternative between housing in informal settlements and home ownership

  • Through further donations and the reinvestment of rent surpluses, new projects and rental houses are constantly being created

  • By using local resources and innovative building materials, the environment and climate are protected in the best way possible

  • The cooperation with local companies, authorities, aid organisations and supporters ensures that the projects are demand-oriented and promote the Namibian economy

Any questions?

Any questions?