Tapping into local knowledge and expertise, an innovative construction product in an informal settlement in Kibera creates safer, more affordable homes.

LaShon and Jerry applied to the Habitat program in 2019 and following hundreds of hours of their own “sweat equity” alongside volunteers and Habitat for Humanity staff, they moved into their new home last year. She says her new home is a blessing. “It provides stability. It’s an opportunity to show the children that they can do it too — have a good home for their own families one day.”

Miriam couldn’t believe this was the second time a landlord had sold a house out from under her, uprooting Miriam and her three children. Miriam applied to Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County’s homeownership program in 2019 and was approved. Homeownership has made a big difference in the family’s lives. “This is our house,” Miriam says. “We love it and we’re not moving anymore. I don’t have to worry about someone selling the house. It’s a great feeling.”

Jermonte realized the importance of having a safe, decent home of his own when it was time to bring his three-month-old daughter, Allison, home from the hospital. Allison was born prematurely at 23 weeks and weighed just one pound, three ounces at birth.

To help address the affordable housing crisis in Canada, Habitat for Humanity Halton-Mississauga-Dufferin teamed up with Whirlpool Corp. and launched its distinctive Tiny Home pilot program. Habitat HMD partnered with the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation and Habitat Grey Bruce, to establish affordable housing options for Indigenous community members and created the Indigenous Housing Partnership.

Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County and Whirlpool Corp. Findlay Operations are continuing a two-decade legacy by teaming up to build the milestone 50th Habitat home in Findlay/Hancock County.

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Habitat for Humanity and Whirlpool Corp. collaborated on the eighth Habitat for Humanity Asia Pacific Housing Forum, which underlined the importance of multi-sector partnerships and increasing access to safer, more sustainable and disaster-resilient homes for everyone, particularly for vulnerable and marginalized populations.

Escalating crime in the community near her residence had become a major concern for LaTonya, a single mom living near Nashville, Tennessee. LaTonya hoped to purchase a home with greater safety and more peace, in a quieter neighborhood.