Habitat for Humanity International CEO, UN-Habitat executive director and Costa Rican president will headline virtual version of region’s leading housing forum May 17-21.
Habitat has worked with communities in Quang Nam province for over 15 years, and it’s home to marginalized groups with great needs. This project will focus on building and showing examples of good, affordable latrines to help alleviate the sanitation issues these households face.
“The entire Habitat for Humanity family is praying for Mrs. Carter and President Carter as she enters hospice care at their home. We pray that they continue to experience the blessings of time with their family and with each other, and they draw comfort from knowing people around the world are sending them prayers, love and support.”
Ahead of the 2025 Group of Seven (G7) Summit, a groundbreaking new report from Habitat for Humanity International reveals that improving housing conditions in informal settlements has the power to enhance women’s health outcomes.
To protect the health and safety of its staff, volunteers and the communities it serves, Habitat for Humanity International today announced that it is requiring the use of face coverings or masks in all of its global offices, branches, warehouses and Habitat ReStores.
“All of us at Habitat for Humanity are lifting up President and Mrs. Carter in prayer as he enters hospice care. We pray for his comfort and for their peace, and that the Carter family experiences the joy of their relationships with each other and with God in this time.”
As the 2025 G7 Summit concludes in Kananaskis, Canada, Habitat for Humanity is deeply concerned by the omission of housing from the Summit’s agenda and the continued erosion of Official Development Assistance.
Habitat will implement award-winning aging-in-place research by Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in five communities in the United States.
An estimated 6% of households in Latin America and the Caribbean have predominantly dirt floors, leaving millions of families at risk of catching serious, sometimes deadly diseases. By replacing dirt floors with concrete, we can help vulnerable families improve their health outcomes.