Women Build International
Women building, investing and advocating for simple, decent and affordable housing around the world.
Women building, investing and advocating for simple, decent and affordable housing around the world.
Our Innovation Awards recognize global innovators developing solutions to advance affordable housing. The 2021 winners in the inspirational practices category, generously sponsored by Whirlpool Corporation, developed practical solutions that improved housing in Germany, Colombia and India.
Since 1976, the global housing nonprofit has worked alongside more than 62 million people around the world.
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It was 1942, and on the outskirts of the rural South Georgia town of Americus, a radical experiment began. Koinonia Farm was the culmination of the lifelong passions of farmer and biblical scholar Clarence Jordan. On that farm, among rows of pecan trees, after years of struggles caused by boycotts and persecution, the seeds for Habitat for Humanity were sown.
As Habitat celebrates 40 years of building in your community and all over the world, here are 40 facts about us.
In this season of giving thanks, millions of families will gather at home to remember good times and to create more. That’s what a home does; it provides a stable place for families to grow strong and make memories.
The families who build Habitat homes, the volunteers who work alongside them, and an entire world of generous donors and supporters come together to lay every solid foundation.
Heidi, a former teacher and youth advocate, shares her journey through the Habitat homeownership process and the sense of community it brings.
Habitat offices nationwide have stepped up to donate tens of thousands of face masks and supplies normally used by their construction teams and volunteers to medical providers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.