Habitat for Humanity will participate in the 12th session of the World Urban Forum convened by UN-Habitat in Cairo from Nov. 4-8, 2024. In line with the forum’s theme, “It All Starts at Home: Local Actions for Sustainable Cities and Communities,” Habitat will showcase five models of urban intervention that have transformed communities worldwide.
At the World Urban Forum, Habitat is showcasing five innovative models that address key global housing challenges. The models demonstrate how housing solutions can be a powerful tool for transforming cities, tackling climate change, addressing urban crises and promoting inclusion of marginalized groups.
Support Habitat organizations in communities hit hard by recent hurricanes as we begin the long-term recovery work ahead.
Check out this year’s house photos, featuring homeowners and volunteers from the 2024 Carter Work Project in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Watch highlights from the 40th Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, where more than 4,000 participants came together during the weeklong event to celebrate President Carter’s 100th birthday while helping to build 30 homes in The Heights development in East St. Paul, Minnesota.
Help more than 150 local Habitat organizations in communities that have been impacted by deadly Hurricane Helene as we begin the long-term recovery work ahead.