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a safe and secure home provides more than just shelter

Having access to a safe and secure home provides more than just shelter – it also provides opportunities for families to establish home-based enterprises which can provide a strong foundation for livelihood improvements.

In addition to supporting families with new housing, Habitat for Humanity also provides financial and business management training to support alternative livelihood development. This includes learning about family development plans and how to apply for micro grants. This training supports the families we partner with to become self-reliant.

Small grants are also provided by Habitat to partner families so that they can establish home-based businesses, including livestock raising and home vegetable gardens – which allows families to sell their produce at local markets or by establishing home-based local stores and small eateries. Many of the families we work with also raise chickens, to sell on or to keep. These families express the sense of relief they feel from meeting their family’s needs through this improvement to their livelihood. Families either need the opportunity to start their own business through a micro-rant or would benefit from support to scale up their existing businesses. Most of the families we work alongside express their desire to improve their livelihoods so they can have enough food, clothes and have money spare to help support their children through obtaining an education.

Our Impact Stories

Stories from overseas

Climate Resilient Communities 
Climate Resilient Communities 
From Fires to Storms, and Buckets to Buildings    At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we know that safe housing is key to building community resilience to the effects of climate change. Across Asia…
Our Development Approach: Building Resilience Through Community-Led Action 
Building Climate Resilience Through Housing  
Climate change is no longer a distant threat,  it is reshaping how we live, work and build homes. Rising seas, intensifying storms and prolonged droughts are already putting millions of people at risk,…
Adequate Housing in Informal Urban Settlements 
At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we work in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh to deliver housing solutions that strengthen resilience and improve wellbeing. This project receives support from the Australian Government through…
Building empowerment for women and marginalised groups in Cambodia
Project Summary  The BUILD project empowers women and marginalised groups in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to lead climate-resilient shelter initiatives through inclusive, community-driven processes.  Women-led community action groups are being formed and mobilised to…
Women Empowered to Lead Change 
Women Empowered to Lead Change in their Community
This project receives support from the Australian Government through the Australian NGO Cooperation Program (ANCP) and is in partnership with our implementing partner Habitat for Humanity Cambodia. Together, we are working with women…
Building Resilient Slum Communities in Bangladesh
Building Resilient Slum Communities in Bangladesh
Since 2012, Habitat for Humanity Australia has partnered with people living in urban informal settlements (or ‘slum’ communities) in Dhaka to strengthen collective resilience. Our work focuses on improving access to safe and…
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).

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