About the AUHF Academy
The AUHF Academy is a learning initiative established by the African Union for Housing Finance (AUHF)Â in collaboration with the Centre for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa (CAHF).
It has been created to strengthen knowledge exchange across Africa’s housing finance ecosystem through expert-led webinars, peer learning and critical dialogue on the issues shaping affordable housing delivery across the continent.
Through a series of structured learning sessions and thematic programmes, the AUHF Academy brings together policymakers, investors, lenders, developers and researchers to explore practical solutions and emerging opportunities in affordable housing finance.
Why the AUHF Academy?
Knowledge Sharing
Access expert insights and research-driven discussions
Peer Learning
Engage with practitioners across Africa’s housing ecosystem
Practical Application
Focus on real-world solutions
and implementation
Continental Perspective
Learn from diverse markets
across Africa
How It Works
Sign up to join the AUHF Academy and be added to the AUHF Academy mailing list, where you will receive updates on upcoming sessions, learning series and opportunities to engage with peers across the continent.
The AUHF Academy is a learning platform for peer exchange and collective inquiry. Join the Academy and be recognised for your learning journey at the 2026 AUHF Conference in Lusaka, Zambia.
Upcoming Webinar Series
Blended Finance for Affordable Housing in Francophone Africa Webinar Series
This webinar series will explore how blended finance can serve as a strategic lever for developing affordable housing in Africa by integrating public resources, private capital and participatory financing mechanisms.
The series will examine the financial mechanisms and instruments that enable different sources of capital to be mobilised and combined to support affordable housing. Discussions will also analyse the financial, economic and social impacts of these approaches, clarify the roles of the state and other stakeholders in structuring such financing, and identify concrete actions to facilitate their large-scale deployment across the African continent.
Three sessions, led by industry leaders and concluding with a focused Master Class, will provide participants with a solid understanding of blended finance and how to apply it in their own transactions.
The series will be conducted in French. Please let us know if you would like English translation services to be offered.
Session 1
5 November 2026
Blending capital for affordable housing: tools for mobilising local capital and institutional investors
Session 2
25 November 2026
Blending at the bottom: connecting community-led finance with public & private investment
Session 3
Masterclass: TBC
Blended finance master class – Playbook for project promoters and the role of the state
Catch Up on Past Webinars:
Some learning series are currently in development and may be refined as the AUHF Academy evolves. The programme will continue to be shaped by member input and emerging sector priorities. For further enquiries, please get in touch with Thandiwe Dhlamini at thandiwe@housingfinanceafrica.org
AUHF Academy Library:
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All across Africa, the vast majority of citizens cannot afford to purchase a home using formal housing finance instruments. The average annual income required to Read more…
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Over the last two decades, the failure of standardised contractor led housing delivery models to respond to the sheer scale of need of the urban poor raises the question Read more…
The IFC has published a market study on housing finance for women in three countries titled ‘Her Home- Housing Finance for Women’ exploring the scope and nature of women’s Read more…
Access to decent, affordable housing is so fundamental to the health and well-being of people and the smooth functioning of economies that it is imbedded Read more…
Informal Housing: A history of responses is Kevin Tayler’s posthumously published final manuscript. This book draws on decades of experience in urban planning and Read more…
How do low-income families, representing some 70% of the world’s population, finance home building and improvements- Read more…
Despite millions of people being lifted out of poverty during recent decades, finding somewhere decent and affordable to live Read more…