“We left the workshop feeling accomplished and proud of ourselves for what we had achieved and it’s the most wonderful feeling to know that this furniture will be given to people that really need it.” Author: Lucy Kidson I recently spent the day at one of our upcycling workshops that Habitat for Humanity Great Britain… Read more »
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New Start, New Life
Touchstone’s Support In Cambodia Thanks to support from Touchstone, Habitat Cambodia recently completed a three-year project called Chapadeum Chivet Thmey (“New Start, New Life”) which built 17 new houses, upgraded 21 houses, built 10 latrines, trained 38 family representatives in financial literacy and livelihood skills, and provided 17 families with micro-finance livelihood start-up support. In… Read more »
Read moreLeading The Movement For Community Led Investment
 Our philanthropy blog this month comes from Géraud de Ville de Goyet, CEO, of Barking & Dagenham Giving, who shares how a philanthropic cold spot in East London is leading the movement for community led investment in the UK.  Barking and Dagenham residents pioneer social investment decision-making for their community Barking and Dagenham… Read more »
Read moreRedefining Housing for Forcibly Displaced Families in Malawi
Traditionally victims of displacement take years to get a secure home of their own. A partnership between Nostos Homes and Habitat for Humanity in Malawi is challenging this status quo by building a community of modular homes in less than a week. The homes have brought hope and laughter back to Phalombe, Malawi, an area… Read more »
Read moreHome Equals
What is Home Equals? Home Equals is a five-year global advocacy campaign dedicated to achieving policy change, at all levels, to ensure that people living in informal settlements have equitable access to adequate housing. Together, with partners, governments and communities, we can create lasting change so that people living in informal settlements have safe and secure homes. Currently, the… Read more »
Read moreSaranapala’s New Home
Saranapala’s Story Saranapala, has been visually impaired since birth; however this has never stopped him from striving to build a better life for himself and his family. Saranapala and his wife Indrani live in Nayanalokagama, Sri Lanka with their son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren aged 14, 12, and 6. “I was depressed for many years,… 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 »
Read moreIryna’s Story – A year since the Russian invasion
When Russia invaded Mariupol, Ukraine, in late February 2022, Iryna and her 5-year-old daughter Kira packed in a hurry and fled to the outskirts of the city to stay with family. They hoped to wait out the war and return to their happy life full of weekend trips to the sea and picnics with friends,… Read more »
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JOA monitoring — safe housing and financial inclusion in Nepal
I’ve just returned from my first grant monitoring trip in Nepal. I’d heard only good things about Nepal but nothing could prepare me for just how colourful and beautiful the country is, and how warm and friendly the people are. The trip was pretty intense: non-stop information overload, combined with a bout of food poisoning… Read more »
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