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Amrapali started a centering plates business after taking part in Habitat India's Project Nirmanshree

Women's Day, Every Day

This March, we share stories of women who partnered with Habitat for Humanity to access economic opportunities, become homeowners and volunteer to make an impact.

Junaedi about to enter his home in Mauk, Indonesia

Together, we build homes and hope

Working with multi-sector partners in Indonesia’s Mauk subdistrict, Junaedi and his family have gained stability and independence through housing.

Laxmi, a former bonded laborer, in front of her home in western Nepal

Freed to create impact

Laxmi wants to empower other Haliya women to achieve economic independence.

Japanese Global Village volunteers in Vietnam

Twelve years after the launch of Habitat for Humanity Young Leaders Build, the youth are still the campaign’s driving force. They speak up, volunteer and raise funds to support the cause of affordable housing.

Wardi walking in informal settlement in north Jakarta, Indonesia

Concrete steps toward adequate housing

Habitat for Humanity’s global advocacy campaign Home Equals seeks policy changes at all levels to increase access to adequate housing in informal settlements.

Japanese volunteers with future homeowners on a build in Cambodia

Creating a positive impact

Youth supporters of Habitat Young Leaders Build share what motivates them to take meaningful action.

Sreang and his wife Vanna at home in Battambang, Cambodia

Lifetime achievement

It took 10 years but Sreang helped ensure that his family and other residents of an informal settlement in Cambodia’s Battambang city could access secure tenure.

Mohan (third from left) and family at their house in Dhangadhi, Nepal

Journey to homeownership

“No one should be deprived of a home,” says Mohan, a former informal worker who is now a teacher and an advocate.

Jodu (right) with his wife Sita (left) and daughter Tenisha at their Nepal home

A Nepali family thrives

Jodu shares why building a home with Habitat has made all the difference.

Tsunami20

People walking on the beach in southeastern India after 2004 tsunami hit

The day our lives changed forever

Two decades after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, families who were affected as well as Habitat for Humanity’s volunteers and staff share about the profound impacts.

Workers unloading construction materials from a barge in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

From survival to resilience

On the 20th anniversary of the disaster, Karnen Dasen, who lived in Indonesia’s hardest-hit Aceh province, recalled what happened.

Sandhiya, who survived 2004 tsunami, was visited by her daughters

At home, at peace

Three families who have rebuilt their homes and lives with Habitat for Humanity India share how they have overcome challenges.

Jean Smith and her husband, the late Pat Smith, volunteered in India after 2004 tsunami

Generous souls

Habitat for Humanity’s response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was made possible because of the contributions of volunteers.

Habitat staff looking at houses under Indonesia tsunami response project

The lessons we learned

Many staff members — past and present — were involved in rebuilding homes and lives through Habitat for Humanity’s multi-year response to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. They share their reflections.

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