 Currently over 1 billion people worldwide are living in informal settlements, also known as slums, with over 370 million  living in East and South East Asia. Not only are these communities struggling…
Happy National Volunteer Week! This week is a time to celebrate the incredible efforts of volunteers across Australia. At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we are proud to work with dedicated volunteers who give…
Today is World Water Day. It is time to work together to accelerate change to solve the water and sanitation crises. In partnership with DFAT’s (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Water for…
Over the last few years Habitat for Humanity Australia has been working with the Australian Humanitarian Partnership across the Pacific to establish Disaster Ready Emergency Handbooks. Our key projects took place in Fiji,…
46% of the population are living without access to sanitation; a basic human right. Sophay and her husband Hieng were two of these people.
Yip Say, an elderly woman from one of the poorest families in her village in Battambang Province, Cambodia, was struggling to ensure her families health due to her degrading house and very minimal…
In recognition of World Toilet Day we’d like to share the work we are doing with the Water for Women Project in Fiji in partnership with DFAT and Habitat for Humanity Fiji. In…
The Sophanna family could see the clouds coming. They were threatening to rain again. On wet days like these, they would escape to their relative’s house to avoid the constant leaks. All five…
The ground is dry again. Salout and Sna watch their crops wither as their town in rural Cambodia is affected by the devastating effects of climate change. To keep feeding their children, they have…
Lean lives in Boeung Krosal, Cambodia. For a long time, she kept looking for a house to live in for her family of seven because they didn’t own their own land or home.…