Women Revolutionising Housing
For women leading or seeking more affordable, connected, and sustainable housing models
The three overarching objectives of the network
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We do this through monthly online learning and networking events, a bi-annual national hui, regional in-person meet-ups, a WhatsApp group, and women follow-up to get support or collaborate on their ideas and projects with connections made through the network
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We explore and support pathways for collective, community-focused housing models that put people before profit—such as cohousing, cooperatives, community land trusts, and circular economy villages.
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We seek to address the urgent need for affordable housing by looking at creative models of financing, shared ownership, and cooperative systems that keep homes permanently affordable.
Join our monthly online learning & networking events
Learn – Share updates on our projects, explore housing models that are working, and build practical skills in project development and collective living.
Advance – Support women with active projects through a focused “mastermind” space for strategic feedback, and progress the priority areas identified at the Hui.
Connect – Discover synergies, build relationships, and find meaningful ways to collaborate and support one another.
Some collective neighbourhoods & the women who visioned and created them
Earthsong EcoNeighbourhood, Aotearoa aerial
Earthsong EcoNeighbourhood Aotearoa
Robin Allison with her book, founder of Earthsong EcoNeighbourhood
Older Women's CoHousing UK
Older Women's CoHousing UK
Women Founders of Older Women's CoHousing UK
Narara Ecovillage, Australia
Narara Ecovillage Australia
Lyndall Parris (on right), founder of Narara Ecovillage
Ecovillage at Ithaca, USA
Ecovillage at Ithaca, USA
Liz Walker, founder of Ecovillage at Ithaca USA
Tākaka Cohousing, Aotearoa
Tākaka Cohousing, Aotearoa
Simone Woodland, founder Tākaka Cohousing
Kyloring Housing Cooperative, Australia
Eugenie Stockmann, founder Kyloring Housing Cooperative, Australia
Seeking Sponsors and Funders
Support this kaupapa and the women working towards this better housing futures.
We welcome aligned partners, funders, and businesses who want to back this kaupapa. Your support will help make this event more accessible and amplify women-led housing change. We have a partnership with The Housing Innovation Fund, a registered charitable organisation, to hold & distribute our funds for this event.
If you're interested in supporting this kaupapa and the scholarship fund, please get in touch with Zola via email or phone 027-449-0422.