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How can the practices to reduce energy poverty in Eastern Europe be applied to Sub-Saharan Africa?

With the SlovakAid funds, Habitat for Humanity started renovating primary and secondary schools for local and refugee children in Lebanon.

Listening to Tavitha Njeri Kibiru quietly describe what she went through following the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya was chilling. In one day, Tavitha’s life went from being a wife and mother of six to that of a hunted person and refugee.

Armenia’s capital city, Yerevan, is a testimony to its Soviet past. By the looks of its sharply deteriorating housing stock, it is a place that needs a makeover.

The Kingdom of Lethoso is a dichotomy. Tourists are amazed by it breathtaking views of mountains and valleys. But 70% of the country’s population of 2 million, of which 300,000 are orphans, live in poverty.

The latest fact sheet by USAID presents statistics and evidence connected to women’s land rights and empowerment.

Job’s cheerful face and deep respect for people belie the hardships that he, his siblings, and mother had to endure. “Our future changed when my mum heard about Habitat for Humanity at a church meeting,” Job said.

As a young girl, Nora Aghamalyan had two wishes. She always wanted to become an actress, and she always wanted to own her own home.

A €5.3 million grant from the IKEA Foundation will help families in poor communities in India and Kenya to improve homes through access to small loans and affordable, eco-friendly building materials and services.

When most people think about Africa’s cities they name capitals — Nairobi, Addis Ababa, Lilongwe, Kigali and Abuja. There’s good reason. Projections show Africa will have the world’s fastest growing cities over the next 30 years.