Atu Hsau means Let’s build together in Burmese, which precisely grasps the spirit of this trip to Myanmar. You will build disaster-resilient houses and sanitary latrines together with volunteers from around the world.
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.
Despite the fact energy is the engine of civilization, nowadays access to adequate and affordable sources is not equally distributed on the planet.
Housing is one of the basic human needs: the World Health Organization defined it as a “residential environment which includes, in addition to the physical structure that man uses for shelter, all necessary services, facilities, equipment and devices needed or desired for the physical and mental health and social well-being of the family”.
Habitat for Humanity continues to assess the incredibly extensive housing needs in the wake of an explosion that killed more than 200 people and injured 6,000 others in Lebanon last week.
In recent days and weeks, a wave of closures, cancellations and postponements has unfurled as the COVID-19 pandemic has emerged. Those decisions — taken individually, totaled in the aggregate — have been stunning acts of solidarity, expressions of concern and collective responsibility for the health and well-being of our communities and our neighbors.
Ethical Corporation by Reuters Events hosts a one-hour webinar with senior leaders sharing their practical ideas on how to approach measuring and reporting social impact. This discussion is moderated by Heather Alner, EMEA Resource Development Director, Habitat for Humanity International.
Since COVID-19 pandemic first broke out in China in December 2019, affecting over 199 countries to date, it has brought the plight of poverty, inequality and the lack of services and opportunity into the spotlight and underscored one glaring reality.