Habitat World Blog
150 and 125 … and Building
Our 150th entry highlights an exciting build with Discovery Communications that offers lots of individual storytelling potential.
More Posts from the Habitat World Blog
A community comes together
We came to the United States from Guadalajara, Mexico in search of a better life. My mother learned English and became a citizen three years ago, and my father is a legal resident. She is a housekeeper and he is an auto mechanic.
Going home again
While Paraguay lies in the center of South America, it has never really been the center of many people's radar. If it hadn't been for the fact that I was born there, it probably wouldn't ring a bell for me.
‘By the grace of God’
My friends and family call me Maggie. I lost both my parents to AIDS, so I live with my grandmother. And I live with my brother, Sankho, and my sister, Grace. We don't have much at all. One dress is all the clothes I have. It was given to me a year ago for school.
‘Elated, inspired and invigorated’
In early June, more than 40 of my Random House Children’s Books colleagues and I had the opportunity to pick up hammers, pick axes and power tools and get dirty in a way we don’t usually get at our desk jobs in publishing.
Transforming slums in the sky
Throughout neighborhoods in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the words "crumbling" and "apartment buildings" frequently seem inseparable. Many of these high-rises, built during the Communist era, have fallen into disrepair.
President Carter: Decent housing is a right
For 28 years, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn have faithfully volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.
Old wheels, new houses
When we established the national Cars for Homes program, we created a way for people to donate their used cars, trucks, boats, RVs and other vehicles to help build homes and improve neighborhoods right in their local communities.
Green building is smart building
The fact that one of our houses was named 2011 Green Affordable Project of the Year sends a message that simple, decent, affordable houses can also be energy efficient, comfortable and environmentally responsible.
No greater reward
I am no stranger to the spotlight after working as an actor and model for more than 10 years. In 2006, it was my turn to be the captive audience. That was in Lonavala, western India, when I volunteered on a Habitat build during the Carter Work Project.
Fighting for affordable housing in Florida
In Florida, Habitat has helped more than 11,000 partner families move into simple, decent, affordable houses. To help even more, part of Habitat’s responsibility here includes advocacy and public awareness with our local and state elected officials.
