Habitat For Humanity International Inc

International habitat operates in approximately 70 countries around the world, working with national habitat organizations and other partners to expand access to decent and affordable housing. habitats work is grouped into four geographic areas for administrative purposes: the united states and canada; latin america and the caribbean; asia and the pacific; and europe, the middle east and africa. in asia and the pacific, 116,805 people worked with habitat on new construction, rehabilitations, incremental construction and repairs. an additional 31,405 individuals benefited from professional services performed by habitat and our partners. through market development work and civil society facilitation, where individuals are served with better housing through the private sector as a result of a habitat program, 1.8 million people benefited. other significant accomplishments in the area include: -habitat deployed a mobile unit to bring housing construction and improvement services to marginalized families in kerala, india, during covid-19. habitat india hopes to reach 300,000 people with technical assistance and vital information through this service. -habitat worked in 22 countries in asia, africa, latin america and the middle east to improve sanitation, increasing access to safe bathrooms and upgrading neighborhood drainage to promote healthier living conditions. in latin america and the caribbean, 95,020 individuals worked alongside habitat on new construction, rehabilitations, incremental construction and repairs. an additional 22,750 people benefited from professional services provided by habitat and our partners. market development work and civil society facilitation helped approximately 1.8 million people. other significant accomplishments in the area include: -habitat helped 2,431 households in guatemalas sacatepquez province to install smokeless stoves. built from adobe blocks and featuring a pipe that takes harmful smoke out of the home, the stoves reduce eye irritation, help improve health and reduce firewood use by up to 50 percent. -habitat and our local partners improved access to land for shelter in 41 countries, many of which were in latin america, through solid ground, our global advocacy campaign. the four-year campaign helped more than 12.3 million individuals through policy and systems changes. habitat organizations in europe, the middle east and africa helped 101,905 individuals through new construction, rehabilitations, incremental construction and repairs. an additional 12,665 people benefited from professional services provided by habitat and our partners. market development work and civil society facilitation helped about 1.9 million people. other accomplishments in the area include: -more than 9 million tv viewers in kenya learned how to make incremental housing construction more efficient and of higher quality through episodes of the popular evening talk show, wicked edition. this collaboration between habitats terwilliger center for innovation in shelter and kenyas ntv featured organizations partnering with habitat in market development work in kenya, with the program sharing how their work makes an impact and helps artisans develop skills. -habitat hosted 21,582 participants in our disaster preparedness and risk reduction trainings. the trainees helped communities around the world grow more resilient to natural disasters and other shocks.

Public awareness and education habitat works diligently to share our message of helping families build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter with a wide range of audiences, using a variety of media. through events in communities all over the world, habitat increases public awareness and demonstrates our principles in action. habitat, the magazine of habitat for humanity, shares compelling stories of volunteers and homeowners and reaches more than 2 million readers every year. through the habitat.org website and social media channels, including facebook,