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Turning Empty Spaces into Affordable, Sustainable Homes

January 29, 2025

The housing crisis and environmental sustainability are two of the most pressing challenges of our time. But what if we could address both simultaneously? That’s the bold vision behind Empty Spaces to Homes project, an innovative initiative launched in January 2024. Led by Habitat for Humanity International and funded by the Laudes Foundation, this initiative is transforming vacant and underutilized spaces in Poland, Great Briatin, Hungary, and Croatia into affordable, energy-efficient homes.

100 mil pisos para jugar: transformamos vidas en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

January 26, 2025

En Latinoamérica y el Caribe, aproximadamente 50 millones de personas viven sobre un piso de tierra. Con 100 mil pisos para jugar Hábitat para la Humanidad busca transformar la vida de miles de familias al sustituir sus pisos de tierra por pisos de concreto en viviendas vulnerables.

Affordable Housing, The Missing Piece in Europe’s Just Transition Puzzle

Can a transition to a greener economy be just if millions of people still lack access to safe, affordable housing? As Europe embarks on its ambitious journey toward a climate-neutral future, it risks overlooking one of the most foundational elements of a truly Just Transition: housing. Far more than just shelter, housing underpins economic stability, social equity, and environmental sustainability.

Home Equals Transforming Lives and Building Hope

For communities across the globe, having a safe and stable home is the foundation for a brighter future. This is especially true in marginalized areas where access to basic amenities and legal housing remains a challenge. Habitat for Humanity’s “Home Equals” initiative stands strives to empower families and communities to build a better life.

Más de una década de transformación en El Salvador

January 15, 2025

Hace más de diez años, Roberto observaba con asombro cómo un equipo de personas construía casas en su barrio. Era 2012 y nuestro proyecto Construyendo Comunidad con El Barrial llegaba a la comunidad homónima al oriente del país. Cambiábamos vidas, incluida la suya.

Habitat for Humanity International and wienerberger Extend Over Decade-Long Partnership to Build Brighter Futures

January 15, 2025

Bratislava (January 15, 2025) – Habitat for Humanity International is delighted to announce the continuation of its long-standing partnership with wienerberger, one of the leading providers of innovative and ecological building materials and infrastructure solutions. This marks the fifth renewal of a three-year collaboration, extending the relationship into 2025–2027. Since its inception in 2012, the partnership has grown to positively impact thousands of families, creating safer and more energy-efficient homes across Europe and North America.

Habitat for Humanity committed to long-term recovery following California wildfires

January 10, 2025

Habitat for Humanity teams are readying their response as wildfires continue to rage across Southern California. Initial reports indicate some Habitat homes were destroyed in the region and the organization will continue to conduct assessments as soon as it is safe to do so.

President Carter smiling wearing a red bandana, a white Habitat hat and a blue Habitat shirt.

Hábitat para la Humanidad lamenta el deceso del expresidente de los Estados Unidos Jimmy Carter

December 29, 2024

Hábitat para la Humanidad se une al duelo por la muerte del expresidente de los Estados Unidos Jimmy Carter. Un auténtico promotor de la vivienda digna, él y Rosalynn Carter, donaron su liderazgo y su tiempo cada año para construir y mejorar casas con Hábitat alrededor del mundo.

Leading by example

President Carter’s Habitat legacy lives on in the countless volunteers he inspired.