Habitat Magazine
April 2025 issue
Get a firsthand look at how your support makes homeownership more affordable and accessible around the world. Released twice yearly in April and September, Habitat magazine showcases our work in the global housing sector.
This issue highlights how we’re helping to shape affordable housing policies in the U.S.; our sustainable housing solutions; the lasting legacy of a devoted supporter who gifted her home to Habitat East Bay/Silicon Valley; and more.
Location spotlight: Pune India
Sustainable, resilient housing
Families in the Pune district of Maharashtra have partnered with Habitat India to transform their living conditions. With Habitat’s help, members of the Katkari tribe in Wada village have built homes equipped with natural light and ventilation, solar rooftops, and rainwater harvesting systems. Mangesh, Urmilla and their two young children have left behind a cramped space without electricity and running water for a home with a kitchen, bathroom, and separate sleeping and living spaces. Solar-powered electricity ensures the children can safely play and study at night, and well-constructed walls and a solid roof mean no more rain indoors.
Building houses to be more resilient and more energy efficient reduces the environmental impact of each home and helps families improve their long-term well-being.
“I feel our lives will take off now,” Mangesh says. “I feel confident we can solve all our problems, no matter what comes our way.”
Feature articles
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Read the story of Ellen Hill, a committed volunteer and supporter whose legacy of giving lives on through the impact of the generous donation of her two-bedroom home, which she bequeathed to Habitat East Bay/Silicon Valley in her will.
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Learn more about home affordability in the U.S. and how record-low housing supply has made the dream of homeownership unattainable for millions - especially true for low-income households and households of color.
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Becoming a Habitat homeowner with an affordable mortgage was already life-changing for Aliyya and her family. Becoming the owner of an energy-efficient house with solar panels brought another layer of savings and excitement.
Home is the key to welcoming communities
Benjamin and Teresa thought affordable homeownership was out of reach until they found Habitat. Now the homeowners are active community leaders, and their family is flourishing.
“I wanted to be a volunteer president because Habitat taught me to volunteer.”
— Benjamin
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