Kenya

Context at a glance

Homeowner children happily leaning on their new Habitat house

Kenya is home to more than 30 million people, of which nearly 60% are rural subsistence farmers. While some of Kenya’s rural communities are blessed with lush, green fields full of healthy crops, malaria, amoebic disorders, respiratory ailments and other diseases continue to claim the lives of thousands of villagers, the majority of whom live in poorly maintained, unhealthy homes.

Habitat for Humanity programme

HFH Kenya is the largest and oldest HFH programme in East Africa. More than forty-one active affiliates have built more than 2,200 houses in western and central Kenya.

All houses have concrete foundations and floors, durable walls made of brick, stone or stabilised soil block, and corrugated iron roofs. Houses average 34m² (about 360 sq ft).

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