We build strength, stability, self-reliance and shelter.
Why Habitat?
The world is experiencing a global housing crisis
Worldwide, some 827.6 million people live in urban slums.
By 2020, it is estimated the world slum population will reach almost 1 billion.
About 50 percent of the world’s population now live in urban areas.
Lack of clean water and sanitation claim the lives of more than 1.8 million young children every year.
In the United States, 48.5 million people are living in poverty
Minimum wage is not keeping up with the rising cost of living and many workers struggle to afford decent housing.
Decent, stable housing provides more than just a roof over someone’s head
Stability for families and children.
Sense of dignity and pride.
Health, physical safety and security.
Increase of educational and job prospects.
The transformational ability of good housing
Children under 5 in Malawi living in Habitat for Humanity houses have 44 percent less malaria, respiratory or gastrointestinal diseases compared to children living in traditional houses.
Housing must become a priority
The percentage of people without access to decent, stable housing is rising.
Increasing the housing supply across the globe is essential.
Adequate housing is vitally important to the health of the world’s economies, communities and populations.
If we are to succeed in the fight against poverty, we must support the expansion of housing both as policy and as practice.
Housing problems have far-reaching consequences. The high cost of housing leaves low-income families little money for other basic necessities like food, clothing or health care. Substandard housing can endanger the health and safety of its occupants, erode their hope and self-worth, and impair their children’s ability to succeed in school.
Habitat for Humanity is changing lives. Working in partnership with low-income families to build decent homes they can afford to buy, Habitat helps to break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness.
Why Habitat?
The world is experiencing a global housing crisis
In the United States, 48.5 million people are living in poverty
Minimum wage is not keeping up with the rising cost of living and many workers struggle to afford decent housing.
Decent, stable housing provides more than just a roof over someone’s head
The transformational ability of good housing
Housing must become a priority
Housing problems have far-reaching consequences. The high cost of housing leaves low-income families little money for other basic necessities like food, clothing or health care. Substandard housing can endanger the health and safety of its occupants, erode their hope and self-worth, and impair their children’s ability to succeed in school.
Habitat for Humanity is changing lives. Working in partnership with low-income families to build decent homes they can afford to buy, Habitat helps to break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness.