Category: Our projects
Water and Sanitation Programmes in Haiti
Play Sport to Secure Land in Zambia
Why Sport? Sport has the power to build hope, trust and create a perfect future for children and young people across the globe. Having a safe place to live encourages children to be active and play sports. Helping them to sleep, dream and thrive. Habitat for Humanity has been collaborating with Bauleni United Sports Academy… Read more »
Read moreNot an Everyday Occurence
Returning to Cambodia Andy, a Habitat for Humanity Team Leader, returned to Cambodia three years after a Build in Siem Reap and witnessed first-hand the impact of his team’s support to a local family. This is his story. You don’t often get the chance or there aren’t many people who can say they have built… Read more »
Read moreFighting Evictions in Recife, Brazil
Habitat for Humanity has recently released a series of youtube videos, showcasing life in Recife, for people who are fighting evictions.
Read moreStories of Refugee Women in Lebanon
Refugee Stories Around the world, women face unimaginable daily struggles. Whether it’s fetching water for their family, fighting for their rights to land, or escaping war. Refugee women in Lebanon have kindly shared their stories with us…
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 moreEnding Open Defecation in Cote d’Ivoire
The harmful impact of open defecation Imagine living in a house without proper sanitation. You have no water to flush your waste and no soap to wash your hands. What happens next? One of those killer diseases that are spread by human waste can be with us in no time: Cholera Typhoid Hepatitis Dysentery Cryptosporidiosis… Read more »
Read moreHabitat Photographer of the Year 2018 Results
The Habitat for Humanity GB Photographer Of The Year Competition 2018 has seen entries from a diverse collection of Builds. The theme of the 2018 competition was ‘Team Spirit’, and the competition was extremely tough with incredible entries coming from volunteers that have been to Nepal, India, Brazil, Cambodia, Kenya, Guatemala and so many other… 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 »
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