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Target groups/beneficiaries

INHAF, India Habitat Forum, is a national level platform, for joint action by civil society organizations; a forum comprising NGOs, CBOs, activists, researchers, students, organizations, concerned professionals, enlightened and responsible entrepreneurs, proactive citizens and bureaucrats, committed to work for issues related to Human Settlements.  

Membership
INHAF is conceived as a member driven and responsive organization. The membership is predominantly institutional (organizational members).

Individuals with relevant experience, expertise, vision and interest can also become INHAF members. Commitment to aim, objectives and goals of INHAF and a desire to contribute are the main criteria for membership. INHAF constitution provides for four types of members. Founder Members , Institutional Members , Individuals Members and Life Members .

Member servicing, however, is not its prime function. INHAF's prime function is to influence change for improved governance, better settlements and sustainable development through mobilizing, channelising and coordinating energy, skills & resources of member organizations. Active and committed membership, therefore, is vital to success and impact of INHAF .

At the moment INHAF membership has swelled to over 100 members, mostly of the members acts in urban contests, consequently the platform is mostly urban oriented.

To join INHAF the fee for a single member (person) is 100r for year, for an organization is 500r.

The member receives periodically information about the initiative of the organization.

Member database
INHAF is currently compiling a member database with the objective of evolving a networking tool for INHAF itself.

The idea is that the member database could be compiled as a handbook and updated from time to time.

Initially it can be used only for internal circulation amongst INHAF members and would eventually have applications as a “networking tool”.

The handbook will be customized as a user-friendly guide, assembled in a loose-leaf fashion to be used by target groups from difference backgrounds at various levels.

It will also have annexures which will guide the user through all the detailed information required on various projects / programmes / explanatory note documented in the handbook.