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Building capacity for greater impact

Valbona Xhafa, regional manager at Fondi BESA, emphasizes the deep cultural value placed on homeownership in Albania: “We Albanians are very sensitive about our houses. We all want to [own] houses. That’s what it means to live well.” This widespread desire for better living conditions drove Fondi BESA to introduce a new housing loan product in 2021, backed by an investment from MicroBuild. The initial rollout of this product faced challenges, as Alma notes: “We’d had the product for more than a year, but we were hardly disbursing any housing loans.”

Mohan (third from left) and family at their house in Dhangadhi, Nepal

Journey to homeownership

“No one should be deprived of a home,” says Mohan, a former informal worker who is now a teacher and an advocate.

Jodu (right) with his wife Sita (left) and daughter Tenisha at their Nepal home

A Nepali family thrives

Jodu shares why building a home with Habitat has made all the difference.

Celebrating International Romani Day in North Macedonia

Over half of Roma families experience housing deprivation across the European Union. “Being part of Habitat Macedonia’s project, at first for the legalization of our home, and then for its refurbishment, gave us hope that we can raise our children in decent conditions.”

Sani and her husband Ace finished building their house in West Java, Indonesia, with housing microfinance loans under a Habitat-KOMIDA partnership

We did it!

With access to housing microfinance, Sani and Ace finally built their home. Learn how Habitat’s partnership with Indonesian microfinance institution KOMIDA changes lives.

Home makes the difference

David wanted nothing more than to provide a safe and decent home for his young son and daughter. Now, with the support of Habitat and the Wells Fargo Foundation, his family lives in an affordable home where they can thrive.

Child's drawing of family celebrating Christmas at home with tree and sofa

Hand-drawn holidays at home

From around the world, children share what their Habitat for Humanity homes mean to them through hand-drawn illustrations of celebrating their favorite holidays.

Celebrating women's achievements

Marking the International Women’s Day in 2022, we share stories of women’s efforts to create a better and more sustainable future.

Jeyanthini with her son Satheeshan in Sri Lanka

For my children's sake

Through the EU-funded “Homes not Houses” project, Sri Lankan families are building better lives.