In April, a team of volunteers from the leading house builder, Homes for Scotland, ventured to Kenya to build a new home for Mama Saline. Nicola Barclay, their CEO, returned inspired and wrote this blog post about her experience. Words can’t describe… A week after I returned from Kenya, and I’m back into the swing… Read more »
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Helen rises to the challenge: Making the most of corporate volunteering
Habitat for Humanity is a phenomenal charity. Through its work, individual and corporate volunteering, lives are changed for the better every day, by the creation of safe and secure places for people to call home, in some of the poorest and most challenging regions of the world. When I was fortunate enough to be offered… Read more »
Read moreFighting Evictions in Recife, Brazil: Favelas, Bankruptcy & Luxury
Today when you arrive in Recife, what you can’t always see are the many forgotten communities and thousands of displaced families who have suffered to make those views so ‘spectacular’.
Read moreVolunteers in Brazil Join Efforts to Rebuild Favelas
The hard work begins in Brazil Last October, a group of international volunteers arrived in Recife, the sprawling capital of the North-East Region of Pernambuco, Brazil, to spend the next week renovating homes for 5 families in the Alto Santa Terezinha community. This favela was chosen by Habitat for Humanity because there are many families living… Read more »
Read moreJoin us at Destinations in 2019
Destinations Show – Reaching out to new supporters Habitat for Humanity GB are delighted to have been selected as the official charity partner of The Destinations Show in 2019, an excellent opportunity to raise vital funds and awareness for our life saving work in 70 countries all around the world. We are facing a global… Read more »
Read moreSave Girl Child and Help Her Grow Strong
Save Girl Child and Help Her Grow Strong I am sitting in the Bawana Slum in Delhi, shaded from the sun by a pink hued tent and surrounded by seemingly hundreds of women and children. Those who aren’t lucky enough to have snagged a seat inside the tent are peaking through the paisley columns of… Read more »
Read moreLearning From Urban Crises
This interactive documentary is the second in a series that we’ve created as part of our Cities For All campaign. Our aim was to create a series of short, animated explainer videos to make urban crises and disaster response simpler to understand. 70% of the worlds population live slums and are increasingly vulnerable to natural… Read more »
Read moreGender Discrimination: Women’s Rights & Lives in Slums
Women’s Lives in Slums Urbanisation spells both hope and despair, with regard to gender, to the lower class, unskilled Indian woman. For many women, migration to the mega-cities seems like the best way to earn some more money to save. Also, to create a less busy life and to provide their families with a more… Read more »
Read moreRelative vs Absolute Poverty
What is Poverty? In simple terms, poverty is not having enough money or access to resources to enjoy a decent standard of living; be that the lack of access to healthcare, education or water and sanitation facilities etc. Historically, poverty in the UK was defined as either primary and secondary in studies by Seebhom Rowntree… Read more »
Read moreWienerberger and Habitat for Humanity extend partnership for the third time
3 Year Partnership Extension – Wienerberger group and Habitat for Humanity International Under the new agreement, which covers the period 2018 – 2021 Wienerberger will support Habitat’s home reconstruction and energy efficiency projects in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Macedonia, Great Britain and Slovakia. The partnership will also increase awareness of housing problems and advocate for… Read more »
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