Luque, Paraguay

March 06, 2027
March 13, 2027
Program Donation
2275.00
Description
According to Paraguay’s Ministry of Urban Planning, the country faced a housing deficit of 1.1 million homes in 2011 — a gap that has continued to grow each year. Today, the high cost of home loans and limited access to affordable financing are contributing to the expanding housing backlog.

Habitat for Humanity Paraguay has collaborated with over 10,000 families and over 50,000 Paraguayans since its inception in 1996. You will be joining the 5,000 local and international volunteers that have already supported the work in the country since the program first began in the ‘90s.

Habitat families choose between building a traditional, complete or smaller modular home that can be expanded when the family is financially ready. Global Village volunteers will help a building contractor and local volunteers build two-bedroom, one-bath homes that are roughly 34 square meters.

Some of the construction tasks include:  
  • Mixing mortar and concrete.
  • Moving sand, bricks and mortar.
  • Digging septic pits.
  • Laying bricks.

Siem Reap, Cambodia

February 28, 2027
March 06, 2027
Program Donation
1860.00
Description
As defined by the World Bank, 13.5% of Cambodians live at or below the extreme poverty line and often reside in dense informal settlements that leave them vulnerable to infectious diseases and climate‑related natural disasters such as flooding, pollution and environmental degradation. For example, flooding is associated with many localized health risks, including mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, typhoid, cholera and hepatitis. This, combined with poor housing and city infrastructure, limited social support networks and extreme poverty, has led to substandard living conditions.

Habitat for Humanity Cambodia is working to address the housing needs of vulnerable families, especially those experiencing extreme poverty, older adults, people with disabilities and women‑led households. Habitat work focuses on multiple housing solutions such as land tenure, housing security and disaster risk reduction, among others. Volunteers will travel up to 2 hours each day to reach the build site where they will help a building contractor and local volunteers construct new homes.

Some of the construction tasks include:  
  • Mixing concrete and mortar.
  • Erecting walls.
  • Digging and pouring foundations.

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.”

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