Our Country in Crisis: Britain’s Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild

Activist and campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa is on the frontline of the social housing crisis raising awareness about the shocking conditions of disrepair so many of the UK’s most vulnerable residents are forced to live with. His game-changing book, ‘Our Country in Crisis: Britain’s Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild’, which will be published on 18 July 2024, investigates and exposes the UK housing emergency and the steps we can take to rebuild with stronger foundations.

In his talk Tweneboa will present his manifesto for change based on his first-hand experiences, from speaking to Grenfell survivors, and the parents of Awaab Ishak, who died from a respiratory condition caused by mould. It is strongly driven by his and his family’s story of living in disrepair, subject to the neglect of the systems designed to protect. He will present inspiring case studies from countries getting it right and give clear direction for how we can create meaningful change.
’In just 18 months, Kwajo has gone from desperate social housing tenant to the most important housing campaigner in the country. And he’s only just turned 24’, wrote The Big Issue newspaper, describing him as ‘Britain’s housing hero’. 'Kwajo's voice is leading the call for change on behalf of a generation who have been seriously failed by Westminster’, says Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester. 'A brilliant thinker and doer. Kwajo for Mayor of London!' - Kelechi Okafor, actress, director and public speaker.

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Bio
Kwajo Tweneboa is a tireless campaigner against poor housing conditions and advocate for the unheard in our society. He rallies his audiences around the country to lobby government and housing associations, and advises government officials from all sides of the political spectrum on policy.

In his documentary with Channel 4, ‘Help! My Home is Disgusting’, he worked with tenants in disrepair and helped them tell their stories. He has appeared on Sky News, Good Morning Britain, GB News and been featured in The Guardian and the Independent. He has 21.9k Instagram followers and 76.5k Twitter followers. ‘Our Country in Crisis: Britain’s Housing Emergency and How We Rebuild’, published by Trapeze, 2024, is his first book.