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June 24, 2015

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Building strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. Together we Can Build a Better World. Join #4x4Challenge today!

We are hiring! We have an exciting opportunity to

We are hiring! We have an exciting opportunity to join our team from where you are based in Australia, this is a remote role and flexible. We are looking for a Part-time/Freelance Graphic Designer who is keen to design digital and print assets. If this sounds like the role for you please apply. If you know someone who would be suitable please tag them in the comments or share this post with them.

To apply & read more about the role visit: https://www.habitat.org.au/graphic-designer/

This week, we're celebrating the upcoming Internat

This week, we're celebrating the upcoming International Women's Day. This year's theme is all about choosing to challenge - calling out gender bias and inequity within society and working together to a more inclusive community that supports people of all gender's equally. In Victoria, we've been lucky enough to support some incredible female-headed households by providing permanent housing for families in need. Families just like Tracey's, who is now settling in to her new Habitat home in Yea, Victoria. Together, we #choosetochallenge by supporting a variety of families, and providing a pathway to homeownership and the empowerment that comes with it. #IWD2021

Habitat #ImpactStories | Women often bear the burd

Habitat #ImpactStories | Women often bear the burden of poverty. Saing Heap, 34, is widowed and responsible for four family members. Saing earns between 2.5 to 4 USD a day farming and doing domestic work but this does not always cover the household’s basic needs and they are often forced to drink unsafe water from the local pond. Her family was selected for a housing upgrade as part of our project in partnership with Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade #DFAT #ANCP in Cambodia, which included the much-needed water filter. This holistic approach has benefitted not only the family’s housing, but also their health and finances. #PartnershipsforRecovery #CCT

Thank you @oxtoolsau for your donation of much nee

Thank you @oxtoolsau for your donation of much needed tools for our Bushfire Recovery Program. The tools have made such a difference to our volunteers getting their jobs done with ease and efficiency. Thanks for your support we couldn’t do what we do without companies like yours.

Last year looked very different but one thing that

Last year looked very different but one thing that remains constant is our gratitude. In fiscal year 2020, Habitat for Humanity globally helped more than 5.9 million people
worldwide improve their living conditions through new home construction,
rehabilitation, incremental improvements, repairs or improved market access to
affordable housing. This includes:
o More than 29,000 people in the U.S. and Canada;
o More than 1.9 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean;
o More than 2 million people in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; and
o More than 1.9 million people in Asia and the Pacific region.

Today is #WorldNGODay 👍🏼💙 Thanks to peopl

Today is #WorldNGODay 👍🏼💙 Thanks to people like you Habitat globally has served over 35 million vulnerable people access safe shelter in 1976. We have also mobilised 1.4 million volunteers globally to help build homes. It’s incredible what we can all do for Humanity when we come together to work towards a vision of a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to call home. We couldn’t do the work we do without your support. 🙏🏼
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📷 @thatpupthandi
#worldngoday #charity #habitatforhumanity #habitataustralia #volunteer #volunteers #giveback #unitednations

The opportunity to change lives is in your hands.

The opportunity to change lives is in your hands. Join our local village trip in NSW to help bushfire affected families clear their property, rebuild and replant. Want to know more? Visit the link in bio!

Another fantastic effort from our bushfire recover

Another fantastic effort from our bushfire recovery volunteers in SA who spent three days clearing and removing trailer loads of green waste. Interested in volunteering to help bushfire affected families? Visit the link in our bio!

"A volunteer is a little pencil in the hand of God

"A volunteer is a little pencil in the hand of God who is writing a love letter to the world."- Mother Teresa

"Act as if what you do makes a difference... it do

"Act as if what you do makes a difference... it does."- William James

Habitat for Humanity Australia is committed to ach

Habitat for Humanity Australia is committed to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) throughout our programs. Housing approaches and interventions can create a platform for progress in the SDG indicators and target. Housing is a driver, catalyst and contributor for the 5 SDG goals below: SDG 1 No Poverty, SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG 6 Clean Water & Sanitation SDG 7 Affordable & Clean Energy, and SDG 11 Sustainable Cities & Communities. Together we can build a better future. #HabitatUN #HabitatAustralia

A quick flashback to our last handover in Victoria

A quick flashback to our last handover in Victoria with partner family Tracey and her three boys. We're not far away from handing over another home to Kelly and her family, with the finishing touches beginning this week!

We believe you can't help what family you were bor

We believe you can't help what family you were born into or what country. No one chooses to be born into poverty. But everyone who is fortunate enough to be born into a safe home and country has the foundations and capability to make a real change. If you are 18 or 65 or any age you can volunteer or donate and together we can build a better world for families in need of decent shelter.

Do you want to help bushfire affected families bui

Do you want to help bushfire affected families build back better? Join our upcoming local village trip in NSW in April or June and work alongside families affected helping clean up, salvage, sort and pile debris including rebuilding homes, sheds, outbuildings, fencing and trees. As a team we will achieve so much more in a few days than the families would achieve in months, saving them time, money and worry. Want to get involved? Visit the link in bio!

What a Team! Thank you to our #LocalVillage volunt

What a Team! Thank you to our #LocalVillage volunteers for their hard work, the funds they raised to support our Bushfire Recovery Program and for giving their time to support a Aussie family in need. A big shout our to our incredible Program Manager Tom who has made this program so successful and impactful. Sadly Tom has moved home to Victoria and this was his last day. We can say on behalf of our volunteers, partner families and staff that we all loved Tom and the amazing work he did. We will miss him so but hope to have him back at Habitat soon! We wish him and his family all the best back home.
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#Volunteer #BushfireRecovery #HabitatAustralia #HabitatforHumanity

As our Habitat International CEO Jonathan Reckford

As our Habitat International CEO Jonathan Reckford said recently, our utmost priority at all times is protecting the people and communities we serve - to love our neighbors and to act with kindness wherever we can. We thank you for the close and loving global community that you continue to help us build, and we appreciate your unwavering support.

In SA, we've commenced work on a new homeless yout

In SA, we've commenced work on a new homeless youth project - Studio Purpose. Asbestos removal has begun and the new sign has been installed on site. If you are interested in helping this project, send us a message!

Our partner family’s dog Nugget is helping or ma

Our partner family’s dog Nugget is helping or maybe he is supervising our hard working volunteers install a demountable home this weekend on our second Local Village! #localvillage #volunteer #habitataustralia #heartofhabitat

The devastation of the Bushfires brought on by cli

The devastation of the Bushfires brought on by climate change destroyed the lives of our partner families. Their lives are yet to bare the resemblance of the normality they once knew. A lot of the work we have been doing is replanting and fixing their land.
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Few countries have such a diverse array of ecosystems like Australia, meaning we have more to lose than most due to climate change. The bushfires and flooding in 2019/2020 saw the not-for-profit sector play an invaluable role and volunteers were critical to the support of many victims, wildlife and infrastructure and acting quickly for disaster relief. We have been working with @Communiteer who is building a new virtual community to focus on Sustainable Development Goal 13, Climate Action, tapping into this volunteering spirit once again to support not-for-profits.
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Communiteer foster beneficial relationships with new corporate partners, access networking events with volunteers, collaborate on social good projects via their platform and build awareness of climate action by telling your story. Rising out of the ashes of 2020 where no one was left untouched, they can band together virtually to protect our physical world. For more information, head here - https://bit.ly/TakeClimateActionCommuniteer
#TakeClimateAction #thesocialgoodnetwork

#DidYouKnow Habitat for Humanity Australia is part

#DidYouKnow Habitat for Humanity Australia is part of a global network of Habitat for Humanity offices? We work in partnership with communities across the Asia and Pacific regions to support sustainable development across the below key growth areas:
⚫ Urban housing
⚫ Disaster resilience and disaster recovery
⚫ Water, sanitation and hygiene

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