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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.

Habitat for Humanity Australia’s Work Overseas | 2024 
At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we're dedicated to building a world where everyone has a safe, affordable place to call home. Across the Asia-Pacific region, we’re working hand-in-hand with local partners in countries…
Building Resilience and Hope: A story of Success in Beguntila, Dhaka 
In the bustling city of Dhaka, Bangladesh, one community is finding strength, unity, and resilience through a remarkable initiative led by Habitat for Humanity. The construction of a climate-smart, inclusive community centre in…
Homeowner gardening outside toilet
World Toilet Day: Transforming lives through water, sanitation and hygiene
On World Toilet Day we are reminded of the global urgency to ensure access to safe sanitation for all and the role that Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) plays in improving the quality…
Australian NGO community celebrates 50th anniversary for one-of-a-kind Government-NGO partnership program
At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we build homes, communities and hope. Through our longstanding partnership with the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP), we have been able to extend our work across Vietnam, Cambodia,…
A resident participates in fire prep training
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…

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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.

Habitat for Humanity Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the country on which we work, the peoples of the Eora Nation, and recognises their continuing connection to land, water, and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We respectfully acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands and waters of Australia. 

We are endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient with charity status. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible. Habitat for Humanity is accredited by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), responsible for managing the Australian Government’s development program. Habitat for Humanity Australia receives support through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP).

Habitat For Humanity Australia ABN: 29 131 976 004
Habitat for Humanity Australia Overseas Aid Fund ABN: 36 747 459 174
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