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Read about a study showing how safe, decent housing makes a difference in childhood development, health and learning.

Access to safe and reliable water, sanitation and hygiene — called WASH — is an integral component of adequate housing. By connecting communities with our solutions, we help advance health outcomes, environmental conservation, women’s empowerment, economic growth and education.

“Habitat educated me,” says Yondella Hall. “I didn’t know leaking and standing water could affect my health.”

Learn how poverty is defined, why affordable housing can be difficult to find, how housing relates to health and more.

From around the world, children share what their Habitat for Humanity homes mean to them through hand-drawn illustrations of family life and their unique neighborhoods.

Habitat for Humanity works with low-income communities in the Indian states of Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu. This project, which would benefit over 1,000 individuals, could be delivered in any – or all – of these three states.