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Housing microfinance is a doorway to stability and self-reliance. In Kenya, clients report a significant increase in the quality of life with the use of housing loans. 

On 28-29 May 2018, the international conference Sustainable Cities – New Challenges and Opportunities for Municipalities will bring together municipalities, architects and urban planners from Bulgaria, Europe and Africa.

Over 800 million Africans still lack access to modern productive energy. How can we fill the energy access gap on the African continent?

Read news about Habitat’s work in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Partnership-for-action conference addresses need of land ownership for women in Africa.

Sitting here in Quito at Habitat III it is hard not to be amazed—amazed at the work that is being done and the staggering size of need that still needs to be addressed. Habitat III is about commitments and action.

Cities are being transformed by digital technologies, smart applications, robots or driverless cars. But can smart technology also tackle mass urbanization and overcrowding?

NAIROBI (April, 2024) - Britam General Insurance and Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) – Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter (TCIS), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to tackle the low market penetration of property insurance, which currently stands at 0.5%. It is estimated that one third of Kenyans are at heightened risk of property loss.