A very exciting project in partnership with UK charity Veterans Aid and Bloomberg was completed in 2016 to help veterans escape homelessness. Through our subsidiary, Habitat for Humanity GB Homes, we partner with local charities to refurbish and renovate their housing and building stock. By subsidising the cost of our work with grants and charitable donations… Read more »
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Supporting Working Women in Nepal: Weaving Bamboo
The Story of Weaving Bamboo This project aimed to empower and support working women and mothers in Nepal, all while providing eco-friendly and sustainable housing in the country. Many went on to establish their own small business afterwards or join one of the bamboo-related businesses set up in the process. The video below is a… Read more »
Read moreRebuilding Slums in Cambodia
Why we rebuild slums in Cambodia Battambang, Cambodia is home to a large informal settlement located in the Garden Area State Land, a piece of land ring-fenced by the local government to build a park. Most residents are refugees who fled from Cambodia to Thailand because of various reasons. Now, they are starting to return… Read more »
Read moreHousing and Shelter: Our Charity’s Work in Great Britain
Habitat for Humanity was set up by just two people 40 years ago, and the shelter and housing charity branch in Great Britain (our local affiliate) was established in 1995. Worldwide, 827 million people living in cities live in slums and over 100 million people are homeless. In the past 40 years, our international aid programmes have helped… Read more »
Read moreVolunteering in Nepal: Rebuilding Damaged Homes
We sent out a team to volunteer in Nepal, including interior designer and TV presenter Julia Kendell, to rebuild homes that were destroyed or damaged by several earthquakes over the past decades. The two videos below tell about their trip, why they chose to volunteer in Nepal and what they thought of the experience. You will also meet the… Read more »
Read moreTackling Humanitarian Crises in Cities: Intervention & Assistance
This article on ways to tackle humanitarian crises in cities and urban environments (generally due to armed conflicts and natural disasters) is based on a report published by ALNAP, for the RedR Shelter in Urban Emergencies Training Pilot. It looks at examples worldwide to determine the best approaches to build effective humanitarian interventions and assistance programmes. Context is… Read more »
Read moreVolunteers in Zambia Are Changing Lives, One Home at a Time
Last July, we sent a team of volunteers to Zambia to build homes for our Orphans & Vulnerable Children project. This is a project that provides houses for children who are parentless or otherwise vulnerable due to sickness, often being taken care of by an extended family member or another carer. Recently our colleagues in Zambia updated… Read more »
Read moreVisiting Palestinian Families: Our Impact in Lebanon’s Refugee Camps
Here are the stories of a few Palestinian families living in Lebanon’s refugee camps who have benefitted from the support of our local operation to renovate their homes. The camps we’ve worked on in this project were Shatila, Burj Hammoud and Beeka, most of the work involved extensive house repairs and renovations as well as… Read more »
Read moreScotland’s home building industry supports Habitat for Humanity
Scotland Show Support Scotland’s home building industry, Homes for Scotland, show support by digging deep this month. They will support the vital work undertaken by Habitat for Humanity Great Britain in order to help end poverty housing. A leading shelter charity providing the poorest and most vulnerable around the world with a decent place to… Read more »
Read moreVolunteer in the Philippines: Rebuilding Slums in Manila
Earlier this year we sent a team of employees from architecture agency WATG to volunteer in the Philippines. The team was blessed with the caring presence of Rob Holmes as team leader, who has led many builds in many different countries. Our operation in the Philippines is building nearly 5,000 homes every year and the work… Read more »
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