Recovery efforts are well under way in Nepal. Here's a look at some of our achievements so far and what we are looking to do in the near future.
Local volunteers mobilised by Habitat for Humanity have begun to safely remove rubble in communities in Lalitpur district, Nepal after a series of earthquakes caused widespread destruction across the country.
Latest reports from Nepal sadly confirm more than 7,000 deaths and over 16,000 people injured. Some 288,000 houses have been confirmed destroyed and another 254,000 damaged during the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks. Unfortunately…
The Sampson Flat bushfires raged from the 2 - 9 January in South Australia. The fires burnt through more than 12,500 hectares, destroying family homes and their treasured belongings.
By Martin Thomas, Chief Executive, Habitat for Humanity Australia
The initial response by government and aid agencies to the utter devastation caused when Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu was reassuringly quick and effective. The…
As more news arrives from Vanuatu, we are starting to see the complete scale of devastation caused by Cyclone Pam.
By Martin Thomas, chief executive, Habitat for Humanity Australia
It may take more than two years to rehouse the tens of thousands of victims who have been made homeless from Cyclone Pam.