“I felt a sense of achievement, working with other volunteers,” said Glenna, a student who has repeatedly volunteered with her schoolmates to help the elderly declutter and clean their home in Singapore.
Today, more than 1.1 billion people live in slums and other informal settlements where they have limited access to basic services such as clean water, sanitation and electricity.
The young supporters of Habitat Young Leaders Build are an inspiration to Maricel from the Philippines.
Habitat marks 35 years of building and improving homes in Asia-Pacific by helping 4.8 million people in 2018.
Bok Bok’s family feels safe, happy and healthier in a home that they built with Habitat Myanmar.
Olivia Wong (left) appreciates all that she has after 14 years of volunteering with Habitat.
Allan and Alice from New Zealand say their strength as a family is due to their stable home where they have lived for over 20 years.
Now in its eighth year, the largest youth-focused campaign in Asia-Pacific rallies supporters to help build resilience in their communities.
Homeowner and supporter Mihi credits her children’s successes in life to having a secure, stable home.
Habitat’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter supports local firms in India and Philippines to meet low-income families’ affordable housing needs.