The Asian Coalition for Community Action Program (ACCA) is now finishing it’s fifth year. 230 Asian cities in 19 countries are now showing that citywide slum upgrading works, when PEOPLE do it. Read the June 2014 Update

Sad news arrived from Korea. Fr. John V.Daly passed away this week。
He spent his life for the poor of South Korea. Father Jung Il-woo（John Dali ）came to Korea in September of 1960. While learning Korean he taught English and philosophy as an instructor at Sogang University. Beginning in 1963 he studied theology at St. Louis University and was ordained a priest in June of 1966. Returning to Korea he became the assistant novice master, then the novice master.

CAN: Perween Rahman Fellowship for community architects and builders is launched. PAKISTAN: Updates from Arif and Younus on the situation in Karachi. CAMBODIA: Policy breakthroughs for urban poor housing. MYANMAR: Some interesting developments with locals. BANGLADESH: Citywide upgrading how-to lessons from the city of Comilla. AND More

Message from Somsook ... Dear ACHR friends, I was in Manila during the past four days to help in an exchange visit to promote city-wide upgrading to be a key government policy, so, incidentally, I had the opportunity to meet with many our leaders in the Homeless People’s Federation and many friends in Philippines in one of their saddest days, learning the shocking news that Fr. Norberto Caarcellarr had passed away on the morning of the 13th May.

We are in the process of transferring the ACHR website to the more familiar address at www.achr.net . Meanwhile we may experience some "site problems" during the transfer. The transfer should take place within a few days .... thanks for your patience ....