Author: tkelly
Ukraine Crisis: Why I Opened My Home To Refugees
Solidarity Through Accommodation When the war began in late February 2022, Arpad felt the urge to help and made a conscious decision when considering his options. Arpad and his wife Klara signed up as a host family through Habitat for Humanity Hungary’s Solidarity Accommodation Program. Since signing up, Arpad provides safe shelter for refugees that… Read more »
Read moreWorld Refugee Day 2022
The importance of housing in a refugee crisis The Ukraine refugee crisis is not just a humanitarian tragedy, it also shines a light on the worsening housing crisis that affects millions of people globally. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24th February this year sparked the fastest movement of refugees since the Second World War, surpassing… Read more »
Read more100 days on
Habitat for Humanity’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis Just days after Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, Habitat for Humanity teams began responding to the resulting refugee crisis by helping displaced families with shelter and other emergency needs at Ukraine’s border with Romania and Hungary. Help was also provided in major cities such as Warsaw,… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis: Valentina’s Story
Fleeing Ukraine for Hungary On March 2, 2022, soon after the war broke out in Ukraine, Valentina and her two teenage sons left their hometown for Hungary where her husband was working. They crossed the Ukrainian-Hungarian border after a two-day journey and they currently live in solidarity accommodation in Hungary’s capital, Budapest. “It was the… Read more »
Read moreBuilding Housing for People with Disability in Malawi
Accessible Housing for People Living with Disability How do you access your home? Perhaps the door is level with the ground outside, or there are stairs or a single step. For many, it’s not something that is thought about. But for people living with disability in Malawi, how they access their home can make a… Read more »
Read moreUkraine Crisis: Olga’s Story
Fleeing Ukraine With Our Cats Olga, along with her daughters Nastia (11) and Lilja (20), and their two cats, fled Ukraine in early March. Their harrowing story encapsulates just how vital the support of our donors is in being there for people who are facing the devastating loss of being forced to leave their home… Read more »
Read moreEmpowering Through Water and Shelter in Lesotho
Lesotho’s 2.2 million continues to be vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19 (World Bank, 2022). When it was safe to do so, Habitat for Humanity Lesotho continued to work with families to construct safe and decent housing. They have also been supporting communities to provide access to safe drinking water. Here are some of the… Read more »
Read moreKenya: Preventing Mosquitos from Entering Homes
Identifying Solutions to Stop the Mosquitos Entering the Home In Kenya, we work not only within vulnerable communities to build safe and decent homes. We also support research projects to improve life within the home. Inside a controlled environment, a model hut has been built. This hut is part of research into how mosquitos can… Read more »
Read moreReStore Warsaw Supports Refugees from Ukraine
Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Warsaw, Poland has been working tirelessly to support refugees that have arrived into the country by providing essential items that will help make refugees from Ukraine feel more at home in their new mid to long-term accommodations. Maciej Kosiorek, Senior Manager at ReStore Warsaw. Maciej is coordinating and organising items… Read more »
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