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Habitat for Humanity’s ShelterTech reveals the 10 startups joining its sub-Saharan Africa accelerator

August 30, 2022

Selected startups will be part of a selected portfolio of over 70 ventures globally who are tackling the housing crisis through market-based solution.

Advancing women entrepreneurship and land rights in Zambia through the new Etex and Habitat for Humanity partnership

August 18, 2022

Etex, a global building material manufacturer and Habitat for Humanity announce a new partnership which aims to raise awareness and educate 150 women in Kabwe, Zambia in land rights and security of tenure.

Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company to Enter Housing Microfinance Market Through New Partnership with Habitat for Humanity International

August 17, 2022

Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company (TMRC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Habitat for Humanity International today, a first step in the organizations’ joint-effort to expand strengthen the low-income housing finance sector in Tanzania.

Habitat highlights adequate housing urgency at the 11th World Urban Forum

August 01, 2022

At the end of June, Habitat for Humanity International participated in the 11th World Urban Forum (WUF), the UN’s leading global conference on sustainable urbanization. It was the first time that the WUF took place in Eastern Europe, more precisely in Katowice in the South of Poland.

Holcim and Habitat to pilot new business model to accelerate access to affordable housing

June 03, 2022

In Mexico, 53.3 million people do not have the financial means to buy or build decent housing, despite the right to housing being enshrined in the constitution. Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter and Holcim have announced a new partnership to provide low-income families with better access to affordable housing products, services and financing. The project will be implemented in Veracruz state, where a quarter of families lack adequate housing.

Africa Housing Forum in Nairobi highlights need for innovative and inclusive approaches to solve housing challenges

May 13, 2022

More than 500 people from at least 25 countries in Africa came together in person and remotely today in Kenya’s capital for Habitat for Humanity’s first-ever Africa Housing Forum. Attendees focused on the urgent need for sustainable and innovative solutions that don’t leave vulnerable groups behind during the forum, which runs through Saturday.

Habitat for Humanity launches new ShelterTech accelerator, seeking affordable housing innovations in sub-Saharan Africa

May 12, 2022

Global nonprofit organization Habitat for Humanity has opened applications for the ShelterTech sub-Saharan Africa accelerator program, and is now inviting startups with scalable solutions to today’s affordable housing challenges to apply.

Habitat for Humanity to host inaugural housing forum in Africa

April 29, 2022

Housing experts, policymakers, industry leaders, international nonprofits, multilateral organizations, and various other stakeholders across the housing ecosystem will be assembling at the Africa Housing Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, May 12-14, 2022. The forum, featuring both in-person and virtual formats, will act as a platform for solutions that promote affordable housing as a driver of economic growth in Africa.

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Ukraine Crisis: Habitat for Humanity helps refugees on the move and those needing housing

April 05, 2022

As millions of refugees flee violence in Ukraine, Habitat for Humanity continues responding in neighboring Poland, Romania, Hungary, and Slovakia to help meet the shelter needs of both families on the move to other destinations and those seeking a place to live for at least the next few months.