Strategy & MobilityDesign
TUN Foundation: land and homes for displaced families, Armenia
A housing programme that gives families displaced from Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in 2023 a land plot of their own, where they build a house with a state housing certificate.
Challenge
Tens of thousands of displaced families received state housing certificates — but have no land on which to use them.
Approach: land first
The family receives a plot in its own ownership and builds its home with the certificate. The foundation selects and supports the families, handles land registration and accompanies construction. If the certificate is not enough, it can help complete the house.
The land comes either from a partner foundation or is bought by TUN.
Timeline
- 2023 — a private initiative: repair of housing and shelters for displaced families, together with architects, lawyers and economists.
- 2024 — the foundation is registered in Yerevan.
- 2025 — fundraising and design of the housing programme.
- 2026 — the first new settlement near Yerevan (Kotayk Province) is in preparation: a first phase for 10 families, with plots of about 500 m².
More about the foundation: tunfoundation.org
Results
- TUN Foundation registered in Yerevan (2024)
- Housing programme model: land first, the family builds with its certificate (2025)
- First new settlement in preparation near Yerevan: 10 families, plots of about 500 m² (2026)
Project team
- Mihail VeklenkoInitiator and founder; urban planner of the housing programme