ShelterTech Accelerator will support Kenyan start-ups and scale-ups to produce affordable building materials. From November 2018 until May 2019 it will work on improving access to quality housing for low-income households.
Mrs Muthengi, who is 32, will be hosting Christmas this year for the first time in her life in her own house: “There will be new shoes, new clothes, goat and chicken to eat.”
In an initial two-year partnership, Proman will support Habitat for Humanity`s disaster resilience and emergency response projects in Trinidad and Tobago, Europe and the United States.
The housing and education model that Habitat for Humanity developed with the support from the VELUX FOUNDATIONS can be part of the solution faced by many marginalized communities.
Beirut`s labyrinthine slum, Shatila, has been built over decades by people fleeing conflict and poverty. It is on prime real estate, in the middle of the city, yet is largely hidden from Lebanese society.
Skopje was named Europe’s most polluted capital in 2018 by the World Health Organization. Retrofitting buildings reduces the pollution and improves residents` health who regularly come down with pneumonia.
Good news about improving access to housing for low-income communities, introducing innovative affordable housing products, impact of housing microfinance in Africa and more.
Can housing microfinance transform Sub-Saharan Africa? We have the experience and research to show it can, and we invite you to explore its potential. Join our webinar on May 16.
We need to empower poor communities to enter the housing market. ShelterTech Accelerator aims to introduce affordable housing products for low-income individuals.
Two hundred MetLife employees will work alongside Habitat for Humanity homeowners in eight countries, beginning mid-May, as part of the company’s fourth annual Community Week.