through shelter, we empower
Habitat for Humanity is one of the world's largest not-for-profit housing providers for low-income families and vulnerable groups. At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we support the world's most vulnerable families access safe shelter, water, sanitation and hygiene and livelihood training.
our values
Our core values are Housing for all, Human Dignity, Partnership, Faith in Action, Diversity & Inclusiveness.
our vision
A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live.
our mission
To bring communities together to help families build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
building a better world
our global impact
People served
10
million
Volunteers mobilised
0
million
Served in Asia & the Pacific
1
million
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Our Impact Stories
Read about the families we work with overseas and in Australia.
Fire Preparation with Habitat Bangladesh
In congested informal settlements like Beguntila in Mirpur, Dhaka, fire lurks like an unseen predator, always poised to strike. Houses in the informal settlements are stitched together with whatever materials can be found…
Digital Communications Coordinator
Role: Digital Communications Coordinator Employment: Part-time (3 days a week) Workplace type: Hybrid Job Location: Sydney
About Habitat
Habitat for Humanity Australia is part of Habitat for Humanity, an international not-for-profit…
Creating a Healing Space: How Habitat for Humanity Australia Volunteers and Habitat Women Built a Sensory Garden for Domestic Violence Refuge
Our Brush with Kindness volunteers and our Habitat Women cohort came together to create a sensory garden at the Aboriginal Women and Children’s Services (AWCCS) refuge. This refuge provides a safe haven for…
Habitat and Rainbow Lodge come together through Brush with Kindness.
Habitat Australia’s Brush with Kindness program supports disadvantaged and vulnerable members of our community through mobilising volunteers to refurbish, repair and refresh crises and transitional accommodation for people facing hardship, including those recovering…
The Tan Ta May Family’s Journey Towards A Safer Home
High in the mountains of the Lao Cai province, lives the Tan Ta May family. Mrs May, her husband and their two young sons, live in a deteriorating makeshift home, cobbled together from…
Carolina’s Habitat Women Journey: Building Confidence And Realising Her Dreams
Carolina has always had a desire to join the construction industry, but like many women, she found it difficult to break into the field. Thanks to the Habitat Women program, her dreams are…
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Take change into your own hands and make a difference today. Join us on a volunteer build in Australia or Overseas.