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 »
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Home 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 moreServing Poor Communities in Bago and Yangon
Projects in Myanmar Our work in Myanmar is currently primarily focused on people living in vulnerable communities within rural Bago and urban Yangon. Since the military takeover in February 2021, more families than ever in Myanmar have been plunged into extreme poverty. Through a combination of humanitarian and development approaches, our work in Myanmar is supporting… Read more »
Read moreLife in Honduras
We started operations to fight housing poverty in Honduras in 1989 and continue to build safe and decent homes in vulnerable communities. Home is a fundamental human need. Home is the start of everything – a foundation from which families can grow, communities can thrive, and children can live happily and healthily. Honduras is just… Read more »
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The role of housing in educational opportunities Music credit ‘Once Again’ by BenSound: https://www.bensound.com Education is the route out of poverty for many children. It gives them a chance to gain the knowledge and skills needed to improve their lives. the sad reality for many living in poverty is that education has to be pushed… Read more »
Read moreClimate Smart Housing, Sustainable Living
The Siem Reap Province in Cambodia has 12 districts comprising of approximately 190,106 families. This translates into about 946,656 people. 16% live in thatched houses which are either severely damaged and decaying, or made of scraps. The home is the centre of life and living in such conditions affects other basic survival needs. 47% don’t… Read more »
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