B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●● high
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
Mahila Housing Trust (MHT): Women in the slums bringing down the heat in their own homes. The letter is B; certainty is high. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
In the slums of Indian cities, the temperature under a tin roof can be higher than the air outside. On a heatwave day, being indoors is itself a danger to health. Mahila Housing Trust, founded in 1994 out of the SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association) tradition, has reframed that problem as something women can solve themselves.
The method begins with organizing the women who live there. It has formed 114 community action groups and reached 27,227 women in 107 slums, and trained more than 1,500 as "climate saathis" who can explain climate change to their neighbours in the local language. The concrete means is the roof. Installing the insulating ModRoof, or reflective paint on the roof, brings indoor temperatures down by 4 to 7°C. Electricity bills fall, and women can work, rest and care for children indoors. MHT works in 34 cities across eight states, and some 49,000 women are covered by parametric climate risk insurance.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
Under a tin roof it gets hotter than outside on a heatwave day. MHT begins by organizing the women who live there: 114 community action groups reaching 27,227 women in 107 slums, and more than 1,500 trained as "climate saathis" who explain climate change to their neighbours in the local language. Then comes the roof - the insulating ModRoof or reflective paint brings indoor temperatures down by 4 to 7°C. Electricity bills fall, and women report being able to work, rest and care for children indoors. Nature of sources: independent (UNFCCC, World Resources Institute, urban press).
Source nature: UNFCCC / World Resources Institute / T1 international body / academic institution. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T1 international body / academic institution
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Mixed units in the reported figures
- funding-limited scale
- limits of a single organization against urban policy
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Expanding ModRoof installation in India and working with local authorities.
A second look
The reach figures mix different units - households, women, cumulative people - and cannot be added together. How far roof retrofits spread depends on funding. No single organization can change the structural causes of urban heat, such as the lack of green space or housing policy.
Sources
+N1UNFCCC / World Resources Institute｜2025｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top