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Habitat for Humanity’s 5th Housing Forum

Latin American authorities analyze climate change and its effects on housing in the region

July 31, 2023

Habitat for Humanity’s 5th Housing Forum in Bogotá brings together representatives of the United Nations, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, government, private sector, academia and civil society, among others. The event’s aims are for authorities to be able to recognize urgent challenges in housing and habitat, share and propose solutions, and summon the commitment, investments and resources this emergency demands.

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Habitat launches Home Equals campaign

May 15, 2023

Habitat for Humanity and our partners around the world today launched a five-year campaign, called Home Equals, seeking policy changes at the local, national and global levels to increase access to adequate housing in informal settlements.

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El fondo MicroBuild obtiene galardón por apoyar a más de un millón de familias

MicroBuild fund wins award for supporting more than one million families

January 06, 2023

Habitat for Humanity’s MicroBuild fund won the Habitat 2023 World Habitat Award, silver category, after allowing more than one million low-income families to improve or build their homes through small loans. The World Habitat Awards are the leading global housing awards. It is organized by World Habitat, in partnership with UN-Habitat, and is characterized by recognizing revolutionary ideas, projects or programs in housing.

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La seguridad de un piso firme

The safety of a solid floor

María Natalia lives with her husband, sister-in-law and three dogs in their home in San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. Her family was among those selected to participate in “PISOS S3,” a pilot project launched by the Inter-American Cement Federation (FICEM) and developed in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Guatemala, Cementos Progreso, the Cement and Concrete Institute of Guatemala (ICCG) and the Network of Indigenous Entrepreneurs (REI).

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Esperanza al suroeste de Haití

Hope in the southwest of Haiti

On the morning of Saturday, August 14, 2021, 49-year-old Onézire was sitting peacefully with the youngest of her six children in their home in southwest Haiti. At 8:30 a.m., however, a devastating magnitude 7.2 earthquake began leveling it to the ground. Like the vast majority of her neighbors, Onézire had to sleep out in the open, despite the fact that Haiti’s hurricane season was in full force. With strong rains from Tropical Storm Grace pelting the island in the days following the earthquake, she endured wind, cold, heat and sun.

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