NASHO - ‘The amplified voice for the Social Housing Sector’ - was formed at an inaugural congress held in May 2002 and formally launched by the then National Housing Minister.

NASHO is a membership-based federation of 17 social housing institutions collectively owning and/or managing approximately 20,064 units and operating throughout the country. Affiliated/member institutions are all non-profit institutions operating within the rental and co operative tenure options for low to middle income families.

The National Association of Social Housing Organisations serves its members with advocacy, information, and training. NASHO has members and associate members in all parts of South Africa, maintaining strong links between NASHO and its members in order to reduce the isolation of individual members and to ensure that services and information are widely available is a priority for the organisation. [more...]

The NASHO Congress was held on the 19th and 20th of May 2008. Our Annual General Congress will be taking place on the 1st and 2nd of June 2009 in Johannesburg.  Be sure to view our NASHO Year Planner for important dates to diarise.

You are welcome to browse our site to learn more about NASHO, our aims and objectives.  To learn more about our members, please go to our Member page where you will find their contact details [more...].

The Gallery provides snapshots of our members' buildings, the Building Based Managers Training programme held in August 2008 and the NASHO stand at the Southern African Housing Foundation International Conference & Exhibition 12 - 15 October 2008 [more...].

Social Housing aims to contribute towards restructuring South African society through economic, social, spatial location and functional housing opportunities. It aims to achieve economic empowerment, integration, sustainable human settlements and improving the overall functioning of the housing sector by widening the range of affordable housing options available (rental housing).  Social Housing targets facility rich areas, all within walking distance or well connected to the transport network.

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