unlocking new housing solutions
In July 2018, financial institutions, donors and investors will come together to unlock new housing solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa.
In July 2018, financial institutions, donors and investors will come together to unlock new housing solutions for Sub-Saharan Africa.
Our microfinance projects
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.
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.
Habitat for Humanity’s Human Resource Learning and Organisation Development (HRLOD) team participated in a build in Machakos County, Kenya. This is one of the special builds organised to give staff hands on experience in the field and make them connect with the mission.
As teachers, Joyness and her husband they struggle to make ends meet. Habitat helped the couple to build a home to rent out to increase their income.
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.