Asia-Pacific Young Leaders Build breaks record with over 1.7 million supporters
Young people in 16 countries and 1 SAR joined to build homes and advocate on substandard housing issues
Young people in 16 countries and 1 SAR joined to build homes and advocate on substandard housing issues
More than 7,000 families helped through emergency shelter kits.
In the disaster-prone Asia-Pacific region, Habitat continues to assist affected families into permanent housing solutions as well as improve their lives through training and partnerships.
Two years after the 2015 earthquakes, 87 families in Pipaltar have worked with Habitat Nepal to rebuild their homes and improve their health and livelihood prospects.
Disaster resilience takes focus as Habitat for Humanity convenes housing experts in ramped-up Asia-Pacific forum.
Seven youth proposals won the Habitat Young Leaders Build advocacy grants in 2017.
It garners merit certificate for its Build Back Safer program at the 2017 UN Sasakawa Award for Disaster Risk Reduction.
Water, sanitation and hygiene kits will be distributed to families hit by the worst flood in Sri Lanka since 2003.