Even today, most Tajiks can still only dream of doing what Momajon and her husband have done – nearly completing their house all in one season and making it livable for themselves and their extended family.
Job’s cheerful face and deep respect for people belie the hardships that he, his siblings, and mother had to endure. “Our future changed when my mum heard about Habitat for Humanity at a church meeting,” Job said.
Listening to Tavitha Njeri Kibiru quietly describe what she went through following the 2007 post-election violence in Kenya was chilling. In one day, Tavitha’s life went from being a wife and mother of six to that of a hunted person and refugee.
Little did Stephen know that when he signed up for the Habitat financial literacy course in 2009 that he and his family’s lives would change so dramatically.
Julia is a survivor. She is HIV positive and has lost her husband and a son. But, against the odds, she has re-built her life with the support of Habitat for Humanity.
Jane is a mother of six, a farmer and a businesswoman. She attributes her ambition to financial literacy training she received from Habitat for Humanity Kenya.
