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Beirut`s labyrinthine slum, Shatila, has been built over decades by people fleeing conflict and poverty. It is on prime real estate, in the middle of the city, yet is largely hidden from Lebanese society.

Skopje was named Europe’s most polluted capital in 2018 by the World Health Organization. Retrofitting buildings reduces the pollution and improves residents` health who regularly come down with pneumonia.

Good news about improving access to housing for low-income communities, introducing innovative affordable housing products, impact of housing microfinance in Africa and more. 

Can housing microfinance transform Sub-Saharan Africa? We have the experience and research to show it can, and we invite you to explore its potential. Join our webinar on May 16.

We need to empower poor communities to enter the housing market. ShelterTech Accelerator aims to introduce affordable housing products for low-income individuals.

Two hundred MetLife employees will work alongside Habitat for Humanity homeowners in eight countries, beginning mid-May, as part of the company’s fourth annual Community Week.

The tools donated by Stanley Black & Decker will help Habitat to build homes in a more innovative and resilient way. The partnership is now expanded to eight countries across Europe.

Asia and Edik are refugees living in Poland. They had to move no fewer than seven times when landlords either upped the rent or turned them out in favor of tenants who could pay more. 

If you know that people in your country are moving from villages to cities, think thoroughly about what kind of city you will need, an experienced urbanist advises.

The immersive film, Winter, Leave, made by Contrast in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, takes us to the center of the Balkan Peninsula. We explore what makes Skopje one of the most polluted cities in Europe.