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12th June 2013
Richard Conroy, of Conroy Brooks, successfully completed the recent Sheffield Half Marathon.
6th June 2013
Habitat for Humanity begins a new project here in Great Britain, converting the Friends Meeting House of the West Kent Quakers into 'move-on' accommodation for vulnerable young people, with the help of the West Kent YMCA.
5th June 2013
For the Dad who already has enough screwdrivers and ties, international development charity Habitat for Humanity has an alternative gift list for Father’s Day this year.
16th May 2013
Boutique private house builder Charlcombe Homes Ltd has become the latest company to join the Habitat for Humanity / Home Builders Federation ‘HOPE Builders’ campaign. From this April, for every house that Bath-based Charlcombe Homes completes, they will donate enough to Habitat for Humanity for the construction of one safe, decent home in the developing world.
7th May 2013
Today international development charity Habitat for Humanity is calling for urgent support to improve the living conditions of children and families around the world and save thousands of lives.
25th April 2013
Raquel Rolnik, UN Special Rapporteur for Adequate Housing, said in a video message to the delegates of the second Housing Forum for Europe & Central Asia a paradigm shift is needed from the belief that the market can solve all housing problems. She emphasised as the ongoing crisis since 2008 demonstrates, we need to redefine the responsibility of states in providing social services, including housing.
22nd April 2013
Five international development organisations today open the second Europe and Central Asia Housing Forum in Geneva, Switzerland. The Forum will look at ways to address housing problems, develop affordable housing solutions for the poor on national and regional levels and bring together businesses and the public sector. It will also support the regional roll out of the UN Global Housing Strategy.
Kampala, Uganda, 5th April, 2013 — Habitat for Humanity and The MasterCard Foundation today announced the Uganda launch of a five-year partnership to expand existing financial institutions’ microfinance services, to allow low-income families in three African countries to improve and maintain their homes.
3rd April 2013
International development charity Habitat for Humanity this week announced a new partnership with University College London to research market-based approaches to urban housing reconstruction after disasters.
Rebuilding Japan: two years on
8th March 2013
After the 11th March 2011 disaster, Habitat for Humanity’s efforts focused on providing and supporting volunteers to clear mud and debris from homes, community buildings and communal areas, such as parks and drainage canals.
7th March 2013
This mother’s day, Habitat for Humanity needs your help to honour the mothers (or those who take the mother’s role) around the world who overcome huge challenges to do the best for their families; who work so hard to build a better home and a better future.
25th February 2013
Last week at the UK’s Shelter Forum, international development charity Habitat for Humanity launched its disaster response catalogue which reviews the last 14 years of disaster recovery work.
12th February 2013
In October 2012 two married couples volunteered together to spend a week in Nepal building a family out of poverty, with Christian international development charity Habitat for Humanity. This February, the charity wants more people to ‘share the love’!
11th January 2013
Three years after the earthquake in Haiti, Habitat for Humanity’s recovery programme has benefited more than 50,000 families through emergency, transitional and permanent housing solutions. Read more.
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