This year, Habitat for Humanity marks an extraordinary milestone: 50 years of building strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Since 1976, Habitat has worked alongside families and communities across the world, helping more than 65 million people build or improve the place they call home. It is a powerful testament to what is possible when… Read more »
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Opening the door to opportunity
In rural Siem Reap, Cambodia, Pai Tun and his wife, Nhoung Oeuy, know what it means to live behind a door that never truly opened. Both wheelchair users, the couple faced daily challenges in a home that was never designed for their needs. Narrow doorways made it difficult to move from room to room. There… Read more »
Read moreRebuilding After Fire in Dhaka: Sahana’s Story
Donate Now When disaster struck her neighbourhood in Dhaka, Sahana didn’t run away…she ran towards the danger to help her community. As a mother, neighbour and community leader, she’s working to rebuild not just homes, but hope. Fire came to the narrow streets of Duaripara, a slum area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with thick smoke… Read more »
Read moreEmpowering Community Leadership: Sumi’s Story
Donate Now For Sumi, protecting her community isn’t a choice, it’s a calling. In Dhaka’s crowded slums, fires spread fast, leaving families with nothing. Instead of standing by, Sumi is taking a stand. She works alongside her neighbour, Sahana, teaching families fire prevention, organising clean-up efforts, and responding to crises. “I was raised to… Read more »
Read moreFlood Resilient Homes in Bangladesh
Disaster Prone Housing Flood Resilient Housing in Bangladesh is helping people to withstand cyclones and storms in a safe environment. Like many women in Bangladesh, Khadiza is the head of her household. Her husband, Ahsan, works as a security guard in Dhaka. Khadiza takes care of her mother-in-law, Saleha, 65, and her son, Hasib,13, at… Read more »
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Urban Poverty in Bangladesh: New Homes, Dignity & Education
The Debborma family and 20 others will now find new hope in a healthier, happier community thanks to new homes built by local workers and volunteers to help tackle extreme urban poverty in Bangladesh. Living hand to mouth with no income security, Panjoboti Debborma worked as a fruit vendor and the little money he made for his family, went on… Read more »
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