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Everyone’s goal on a Habitat build site is the same: a world where everyone has a decent place to live. But volunteers come with many different motivations and skill levels.

Research has shown that volunteering is associated with improved health and well-being, including increased longevity, adoption of healthy lifestyles and reduction in depression and stress. Dive into the research around these benefits in our evidence brief.

Good news spreads fast in Thushanthini’s village of Navagirinagar, located in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. So, of course, in February 2018, the talk of the town was her newly constructed Habitat home made from compressed stabilized earth blocks or CSEBs.

What does it mean to have equity in housing, and why is it so important?

Single mothers like Telma and Milady benefit from affordable housing policies created with Habitat Honduras’ help.

These two new reports examine the need and propose solutions for encouraging the incremental adaptation of housing in informal settlements using sustainable building practices, as well as avenues for overcoming investment barriers and how to attract more climate tech investors in the sheltertech sector.

Mario Fourney takes joy in providing his children with a safe, secure home to grow up in.

A Dow employee describes her experience volunteering with Habitat.

From living in a Habitat home to helping others build their own, Boris Henderson shares how Habitat changed the trajectory of his life.

A father and a teacher, Jose sees how important affordable housing is to a child’s academic and future success.