Sololá, Guatemala

February 06, 2027
February 13, 2027
Program Donation
2495.00
Description
Guatemala is experiencing a housing deficit of more than 1.7 million. Currently, 32% of Guatemalans have inadequate or no latrines, and 52% suffer from respiratory illnesses linked to smoke inhalation. This is largely because 90% of rural households still cook over open fires inside their homes.

Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity Guatemala has worked on over 165,000 housing projects and has since reduced the country’s housing deficit by 8.49%. Habitat continues to respond to the high housing demand on multiple fronts by supporting housing finance, home construction and latrine and smokeless stove installations.

During their time on site, volunteers participate in various construction activities depending on the project. For cement floor installations, they help with the transportation of materials, mixing, and pouring of cement. For healthy home kits and stove projects, volunteers assist with carrying materials, preparing mixtures, and supporting the mason in assembling each solution.

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

January 23, 2027
January 30, 2027
Program Donation
2560.00
Description
Guatemala is experiencing a housing deficit of more than 1.7 million. Currently, 32% of Guatemalans have inadequate or no latrines, and 52% suffer from respiratory illnesses linked to smoke inhalation. This is largely because 90% of rural households still cook over open fires inside their homes.

Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity Guatemala has worked on over 165,000 housing projects and has since reduced the country’s housing deficit by 8.49%. Habitat continues to respond to the high housing demand on multiple fronts by supporting housing finance, home construction and latrine and smokeless stove installations.

During their time on site, volunteers participate in various construction activities depending on the project. For cement floor installations, they help with the transportation of materials, mixing, and pouring of cement. For healthy home kits and stove projects, volunteers assist with carrying materials, preparing mixtures, and supporting the mason in assembling each solution.

Jonathan Reckford on World Urban Forum's The Century of Cities podcast: What Would It Take to House the World?

Jonathan joins The Century of Cities podcast as part of their special miniseries in collaboration with UN-Habitat, building on conversations emerging from World Urban Forum 13 in Baku. Jonathan reflects on a world where rapid urbanization, climate pressures, migration and rising construction costs have combined to create a housing crisis affecting cities across every region of the world.

Habitat celebrates the passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

Jonathan Reckford shares his thoughts on the passage of the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, saying, “With the passage of this major legislative package, Congress has demonstrated strong, bipartisan leadership by coming to agreement and taking a critical step in addressing the nation’s housing affordability challenge.”

Jonathan Reckford and UN-Habitat: Housing does not exist in a vacuum

The greatest mistake in housing policy? Believing that housing is something we can simply manufacture. Jonathan Reckford explains the value of a home lies less in the structure itself than in the life it makes possible in a video for the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, or UN-Habitat. 

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