Cost of Home policy successes by location
Check out our interactive maps to see policy changes in your area and explore our successes by policy focus area and by location.
Strategies for housing advocates to effect policy change
In 2023, Habitat funded the Urban Institute to assess policy changes and interview stakeholders from Cost of Home’s first four years. Researchers identified six key strategies for driving policy and systems change.
Johnson Controls Foundation announces donation to Habitat for Humanity International supporting safe, sustainable and affordable homes for families
Pag-IBIG, Singaporean firm eye building ‘net-zero communities’
Pag-IBIG Fund’s CEO and co-founder and CEO of Singapore-based Billion Bricks, a ShelterTech alumni, are in discussions to cooperate for the construction net-zero communities.
VisionFund México, Centro Terwilliger de Innovación en Vivienda y Holcim México, se unen para mejorar la calidad de las viviendas en Veracruz
Esta alianza tiene como principal objetivo poner al alcance de las familias en el estado de Veracruz la oportunidad de realizar ampliaciones o mejoras en su vivienda.
How Urbanization in Africa is Driving Shelter Innovation
Can ShelterTech become the ‘it’ trend in combining purpose and profit?
#SGBClimateChampions: Habitat for Humanity
The blog introduces Habitat’s Terwilliger Center for Innovation in Shelter and its support of small and growing businesses to expand innovative affordable housing services, products and financing.
Sheltertech startups building sustainability in Southeast Asia
Habitat for Humanity’s conference showcased solutions for sustainable, low-cost housing.
African startups make history at the Global Startup Awards
Ethiopian sheltertech startup Kubik is one of the big winners at the Global Startups Awards, winning ‘Startup of the Year.’
Kanana shack residents praise new smoke detector
In an effort to minimize shack fire incidents, Lumkani Company installed fire alarms to alert the community in Cape Town’s Kanana informal settlement.