Catalyzing innovation in shelter
Global housing deficit is estimated to swell to 1.6 billion by 2025. Helping housing markets to work better for low-income people can reduce it. We drive development of new affordable solutions.
Global housing deficit is estimated to swell to 1.6 billion by 2025. Helping housing markets to work better for low-income people can reduce it. We drive development of new affordable solutions.
Good urban planning can reflect all - the citizens needs, interests of all partners and national policy goals. Cities’ growth should not be a random thing, but a well-planned process that ensures equal opportunities and decent housing for all.
With funding from The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Habitat for Humanity will increase access to clean water, sanitation and waste management for 13,000 slum-dwellers in Monrovia, Liberia.
Through the Financial Times Seasonal Appeal you can support our work to fight the global housing crisis, or you can simply just read the stories that were written by the excellent FT journalists about housing issues across international borders.
According to Mathabo Makuta, the international aid for Africa is mainly targeting rural areas. Since a growing number of people are migrating to cities, we should shift our focus onto the urban issues.
Interview with MEP Jan Olbrycht about cities today. Can cities cooperate with each other across continents? Will cultural differences allow it?
Allowing women in Africa to own land and houses would help reduce homelessness and slum area growth. They have raised their voices about it in Brussels during the European Development Days.
Wienerberger group, one of the world’s leading producers of construction materials, and Habitat for Humanity are pleased to announce another three-year extension of their partnership.