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The safety of a solid floor

María Natalia lives with her husband, sister-in-law and three dogs in their home in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Her family was among those selected to participate in “PISOS S3,” a pilot project launched by the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM) and developed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala, Cementos Progreso, the Cement and Concrete Institute of Guatemala (ICCG) and the Network of Indigenous Entrepreneurs (REI).

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Hope in the southwest of Haiti

On the morning of Saturday, August 14, 2021, 49-year-old Onézire was sitting peacefully with the youngest of her six children in their home in southwest Haiti. At 8:30 a.m., however, a devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake began leveling it to the ground. Like the vast majority of her neighbors, Onézire had to sleep out in the open, despite the fact that Haiti’s hurricane season was in full force. With strong rains from Tropical Storm Grace pelting the island in the days following the earthquake, she endured wind, cold, heat and sun.

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Habitat participates in the World Forum on Buildings and Climate

March 16, 2024

The inclusion of adequate and affordable housing in the Déclaration de Chaillot is a major step after the Buildings and Climate Global Forum. Habitat urges governments to address the housing and climate crises together, and above all, to take action to protect the most vulnerable families, who are the ones affected by climate change.

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Habitat Guatemala changes the reality for 1 million people

March 09, 2024

Habitat Guatemala celebrates 45 years of work in the country with the campaign named 1 Million Dreams Accomplished. During these years, the organization has improved the homes of one million people and will celebrate by raising awareness of the existing housing need in the country and building four complete homes and 15 concrete floors for 95 adults and children over seven days.

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