Habitat for Humanity

A world where everyone has a decent place to live

The need for adequate housing solutions in Asia-Pacific is immense. Based on the United Nations data, half of the world's poor live on less than US$190 a day in this region. Amid rapid urbanization, one in two slum dwellers calls Asia-Pacific home. A person residing in Asia-Pacific is also five times more likely than someone outside of it to be hit by a disaster, increasing the risk of losing their home.

Through shelter, they empower

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort, growing to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 70 countries. Since 1983, Habitat has supported millions of people in the Asia-Pacific region to build or improve a place they can call home. They are active in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam

For decades, Habitat for Humanity has set the stage for families, volunteers, donors, and supporters to build decent homes that provide the foundation for a better life. Working in a region as diverse as Asia-Pacific calls for collaborative and innovative approaches to complex housing issues. They need people-public-private partnerships to facilitate better access to adequate and affordable housing and to develop more inclusive housing.