‘‘The water at school wasn’t clean enough to wash our hands’ Over 1 billion people globally do not have access to improved water supply sources. We believe our Water and Sanitation programmes are essential to help turn a house into a healthy home and schools into healthy environments where children can begin to really thrive. … Read more »
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Stories from Ethiopia: Workitu
‘We’ll be safer from coronavirus and other viruses’, Workitu The coronavirus pandemic has meant the darkest of years for so many of us. Indeed, the uncertainty we have all felt recently, families in housing poverty have felt for a lifetime – if not generations. Now, more than ever, these families need the security and stability… Read more »
Read moreStories from Ethiopia: Getu
‘I have a happy life now’, Getu When any disaster hits — a storm, a disease, a financial crisis — it is always those who struggle most who suddenly find themselves struggling even more. Habitat for Humanity know that a decent home is central to all aspects of life – freeing families from financial instability,… Read more »
Read moreA new decade, a new challenge
Lindsey Marsh is a Habitat for Humanity Global Village Volunteer and Team Leader. He visited Guatemala with AON in 2019 to build houses and install smokeless stoves over the course of one week. This is his story. Like many developing countries Guatemala is a country of marked contrast. From the high rise multinational corporate offices,… Read more »
Read moreOur Coronavirus responses around the world
How we are building stronger, safer and better-protected communities against Coronavirus and other diseases.
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Housing stories
“Housing has become the front line defence against the coronavirus. Home has rarely been more of a life or death situation,” – Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing . The outbreak of Coronavirus has been a critical reminder of the importance of a home and of the injustice in the world… Read more »
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