Habitat for Humanity newsroom

 

Habitat for Humanity’s Newsroom features the latest press releases and media coverage from across our global network. 

Members of the news media may contact us to request interviews and connect with spokespeople on a wide array of topics about our work and issues shaping safe, affordable housing and stronger communities globally. 

Media contacts

U.S. & Canada

Tom Mahon
Director, PR & Media
Email: [email protected]
 

Africa

Caroline Nyamamu 
Communications Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +254 759 067 659

Asia-Pacific

Rona Azucena 
Communications Manager
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Europe & the Middle East

Katarzyna Jasik-Caínzos
Communications Director
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +32 478 88 79 08
 

Latin America & the Caribbean

Natalia Zapata Vásquez
Sr. PR & Comms Specialist
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (506) 4102-3359, ext. 4000

 

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invitation for Europe Housing Day conference taking place April 20, 2026
March 20, 2026

Europe Housing Day is Habitat for Humanity’s annual event focused on the future of housing in Europe. This year, we will explore how to unlock EU funding and private finance in the next MFF to help make housing more affordable, how to reduce energy poverty through energy-efficient apartment buildings, and what role vacant buildings can play in improving affordability and scaling up housing supply. Join us!

Group photo of the partners at the launch event

DAR ES SALAAM, March 4, 2026 – The Tanzania Mortgage Refinance Company (TMRC), in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International, today announced the official launch of new Retail and Wholesale Housing Microfinance products designed to enable more low-income households – especially those working in the informal sector, to build, improve or expand their homes affordably.

Concurso de Prácticas Inspiradoras 2025–2026

El Urban Housing Practitioners Hub (UHPH) lanzó el Concurso de Prácticas Inspiradoras 2025–2026, una iniciativa que busca identificar, visibilizar y acelerar proyectos que están transformando el acceso a la vivienda y el hábitat en la región.

Reconstruction in Kalush

Bratislava, Slovakia — [January, 2026] — Habitat for Humanity International is pleased to announce Saint-Gobain Foundation’s support to a vital housing project for families displaced by the war in Ukraine. 

Habitat for Humanity, together with its Ukrainian partner METALAB and the Municipality of Kalush, is reconstructing an abandoned kindergarten building into 47 apartments of various typology, providing dignified housing for approximately 150 people. The apartments will offer safety, privacy and stability for families who have spent years displaced by war, enabling them to rebuild their lives in a supportive environment.

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