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Un análisis multidimensional presentado por Hábitat para la Humanidad revela que las intervenciones básicas de infraestructura en el hogar, como el reemplazo de pisos de tierra por concreto y la adecuación de servicios sanitarios, generan impactos medibles inmediatos en el desempeño escolar, logrando un incremento de hasta el 13 % en el desarrollo educativo general de los menores.

Habitat for Humanity International published new research from a multi-year evaluation in partnership with Washington University in St. Louis, comparing more than 2,000 Habitat homeowners with over 1 million similar households to understand how their financial paths have differed over time.

Alrededor de 120 millones de personas viven en asentamientos informales en América Latina y el Caribe, muchas de ellas en viviendas expuestas a inundaciones, huracanes, olas de calor, lluvias torrenciales y deslizamientos. Sin embargo, la vivienda continúa ocupando un lugar marginal en las políticas y los mecanismos internacionales de financiación climática.

Under this first-of-its-kind global initiative, every home sold by Arada across its projects in the UAE, UK and Australia throughout the year will directly fund the construction of a new home for a vulnerable family. Home for a Home has a minimum annual target of 4,000 homes.

For two remarkable days, Covent Garden became a gathering place where reflection, conversation and connection unfolded through art, storytelling and shared experiences. On May 29–30, Habitat for Humanity’s global public art installation Let’s Open the Door arrived in London, transforming one of the city’s busiest public spaces into an immersive experience exploring what home means, why it matters and why everyone deserves one. As one of only two international cities selected to host the campaign outside the United States, London joined a global movement that has already inspired audiences in New York, Washington D.C., Orlando, Atlanta and Chicago. Through striking artistic doors, real homeowner stories and opportunities for public participation, the installation invited thousands of people to consider a simple but profound question: What does home mean to you?

Across Europe, millions of buildings stand empty while people struggle to find affordable places to live. HFHI conducted this research to better understand which financial mechanisms and models are most effective in converting vacant spaces into affordable housing. Looking across different European cities, the study examines how tools like loans, grants, revolving funds, and blended finance actually perform in practice - and why some approaches succeed while others fall short.