Community-led assessment
We work with residents and local governments to map informal settlements, understand tenure status, and identify the community’s priority needs.
Slum Rehabilitation
We advocate for secure tenure and better living conditions for people in informal settlements and slums worldwide.
Our Focus Areas Get Involved
Upgrading infrastructure and improving homes
More than a billion people live in informal settlements and slums, often without secure land rights, adequate water and sanitation, or safe housing. Habitat partners with residents, community organisations and governments to secure land tenure, upgrade infrastructure and improve homes – reducing the fear of eviction and enabling families to invest in their future.
How our programs work
Our approach to slum rehabilitation puts secure tenure and community leadership at the centre of every project.
Securing land rights
Habitat advocates for policies and processes that give families legal recognition of their land, reducing the fear of eviction and encouraging long-term investment in their homes.
Upgrading homes and infrastructure
With secure tenure in place, families and communities gain access to improved housing, water, sanitation and shared infrastructure, building a safer and healthier environment.
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