Vitaluz: Offering affordable electricity in remote areas
Through its solar energy prepaid systems, Vitaluz offers Mexicans in remote areas access to electricity that is more affordable than most alternatives.
Through its solar energy prepaid systems, Vitaluz offers Mexicans in remote areas access to electricity that is more affordable than most alternatives.
As United Nations member states hold their annual meeting to discuss the Sustainable Development Goals, Habitat for Humanity is calling on world leaders to assure COVID-19 does not derail progress toward the goal of assuring adequate housing for all by 2030.
Maintaining the funding of the Self-help Homeownership Opportunity Program and the Section 4 capacity building program with proven outcomes will allow Habitat to continue supporting more than 1,400 affiliates nationwide to better meet the affordable housing needs in their communities.
Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford issued this comment on a White House and CDC order aimed at temporarily halting evictions through the end of 2020.
When Hurricane Harvey tore into Texas in September 2017, six local Habitat for Humanity organizations responded as soon as floodwaters ebbed. In the time since, Habitat has built or repaired homes with families in affected communities, in addition to providing disaster-related services and loans to homeowners.
Read Habitat for Humanity’s past Shelter Reports from 2008 to 2017.