Search Results

Over the past fifty years, we have helped more than 65 million people around the world build, improve or finance places to call home. Now, we’re building on that momentum.

After nearly 18 months of implementation across six African countries, the WASH for Food Security programme funded by Aktion Deutschland Hilft (ADH) through Habitat for Humanity Germany is generating valuable lessons that extend beyond individual country projects. 

Across six Habitat for Humanity National Offices in Africa, teams are testing different approaches to WASH, food security and climate resilience, while building a shared body of learning that can strengthen programmes across the region.

With millions of dwellings standing empty across Europe while affordable housing remains out of reach for many, Habitat for Humanity is bringing together cities, policymakers, researchers and housing experts to explore a different approach: turning vacant spaces into homes.

Habitat for Humanity is working with USAID to pioneer new ways to help communities overcome the legacy of poorly built, energy inefficient housing stock of multi-apartment buildings, and to create strong, stable and healthy communities for the future.

Residents across Central and Eastern Europe insulate their homes, cut individual energy bills and improve their building’s grim exterior through the REELIH project funded by the USAID.

DOBŠINÁ, SLOVAKIA – October 2026 – Nearly 20 volunteers from eight countries joined Habitat for Humanity and the Employee Foundation of the VKR Group to renovate a community centre supporting children and families affected by generational poverty in Slovakia. Their efforts were complemented by more than 42 million steps taken by employees worldwide through the Donate Your Steps initiative.

The Resources page offers a curated collection of materials, guides, and tools to support and inform the Empty Spaces to Homes project.

What if housing was viewed not as a cost, but as one of Uganda’s most powerful drivers for economic growth, resilience and national development? This question took center stage as government leaders, housing practitioners, financial institutions and development partners gathered in Kampala for the Uganda National Housing Dialogue in commemoration of World Habitat Day 2026.

50 cities. One shared ambition. More affordable homes from the buildings we already have.

Across Europe, millions of people struggle to access decent, affordable housing, while millions of buildings and homes remain vacant or underused. What if part of the solution to Europe’s housing crisis is already standing? 

Europe is facing a dual crisis of a severe shortage of affordable housing and an urgent need to reduce carbon emissions. Habitat for Humanity’s “Empty Spaces to Homes” initiative tackles these challenges by repurposing vacant properties into affordable, energy-efficient housing.