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April 1, 2020

Sajana and Philip’s Family Story

Earlier this month Habitat for Humanity South Australia handed Sajana and Philip and their family the keys to their new home.

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Habitat houses around the world! All with the same

Habitat houses around the world! All with the same goal: helping families build a safe place for happy moments and many memories. ❤️🏠

We believe a stable, secure home creates the found

We believe a stable, secure home creates the foundation for change. A safe home gives people the opportunity to be healthier, happier and more secure, and for children to be better nourished and better educated. We believe building a decent home provides much more than bricks and mortar – it provides real hope for the future. Building a house for one family, changes the lives of so many more. #DidYouKnow that for an average cost of AUD$5,000*, we can build a house for an entire family overseas.

🧱 Building homes & building better futures, all

🧱 Building homes & building better futures, all while sharing in many special moments along the way! Our favourites? Proud Habitat homeowners, hardworking volunteers, building Habitat homes around the world. #ThankYou for your continued support of #HabitatforHumanity’s mission. 🏠

Some families build their Habitat homes brick by b

Some families build their Habitat homes brick by brick; others build with concrete blocks or wood framing. One thing they all have in common? They (and we) couldn’t do it without you!

🧼 Today is Global Handwashing Day, a global adv

🧼 Today is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. Our Future is at Hand – Let’s Move Forward Together. ⁠
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In partnership with @_waterforwomen , the Australian Government @DFAT and Habitat for Humanity Fiji we strengthen community resilience and inclusion through improved Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WaSH) services through 18 communities in Fiji. The installation of Tippy Taps are increasing access and awareness to handwashing in the communities we are working with. ⁠
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#handwashingday

👋 Meet Christina | Home Partner 🏡⁠ Christi

👋 Meet Christina | Home Partner 🏡⁠
Christina is a single mom of three, who has survived cancer and escaped domestic violence. Despite the challenges, she has overcome them and now has a home to create lasting memories in thanks to all our supporters and volunteers. Read her story here: https://www.habitat.org.au/christina

🛠️ Impact Stories | Disaster Risk Reduction T

🛠️ Impact Stories | Disaster Risk Reduction Training empowered Vo Thi Tan to save her home⁠ 🏡⁠ | Today is Disaster Risk Reduction Day
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Vo Thi Tan, over 60, and her husband used to live in an unstable house with brick walls and a shoddy steel roof. She couldn’t forget the extreme fear when her roof was blown off during a fierce storm hit her village. Being an active member of our PASSA group and training Vo contributed to find a solution to reduce the risk of a natural disaster by advising her husband to use wood from their garden to strengthen their roof by applying resilient shelter techniques. ⁠
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Vietnam was hit consecutively by six tropical storms and typhoons and thanks to the reinforced roof Vo and her family were safe through the storms and their home not damaged. ⁠
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Thanks to our partnership with implementing partner @vietnamhabitat Vietnam and with @DFAT ’s #ANCP our Vietnam PASSA training has provided vulnerable families with the livelihood skills to make their shelter more resilient to natural disasters. ⁠ #partnershipsforrecovery #disasterriskreductionday

🛠️ Impact Report | Bushfire Recovery 🏡⁠

🛠️ Impact Report | Bushfire Recovery 🏡⁠
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Thanks to our donors, volunteers and partners we were able to offer our free service which involved the clean-up, salvage, sorting and piling of debris including homes, sheds, and outbuildings, fencing and trees. In the last year and a bit across South Australia and NSW we were able to:⁠
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🔨Complete 356 recovery days⁠
🏡Assist 213 property owners⁠
🤸‍♂️Engage 1,011 volunteers ⁠
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We also provided two-bedroom demountable homes for vulnerable individuals who lost their homes to the bushfires. These temporary homes provided accommodation for residents during their rebuild, which has been a long-drawn-out process for many. Seven demountable homes were installed across the Blue Mountains and Southern Highlands.⁠
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🤗Thank you to everyone who has supported and donated our to Bushfire Recovery program!

📰 World Homeless Day | Today recognise the 1.6

📰 World Homeless Day | Today recognise the 1.6 billion people who lack adequate shelter or are homeless. This includes the 116,000 homeless Australians. ⁠
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Home is everything. For the past nearly 2 years, we have turned to our homes to provide us with safety from COVID -19 but what if we didn't have a safe home to protect us? It really hit home and highlighted how health is so dependent on adequate shelter. Now more than ever families who don't have safe and decent homes or are on the verge of homelessness need our support.

🏠 Impact Stories | A small act of kindness can

🏠 Impact Stories | A small act of kindness can and every lasting effect on someone in need⁠
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With COVID 19 lockdowns escalating the demand for crisis accommodation placements, these safe places mean the world of difference especially for Wendy* and her five children. After years of experiencing abuse Wendy* had the courage to leave her abuser and move into the crisis accommodation. At Habitat Australia we partner with housing providers and shelters to support vulnerable groups through our volunteering program. Habitat Volunteers refurbished the accommodation to ensure it is a welcoming place to live. Something as simple as fresh paint and have a huge impact on the families. The staff shared the calming neutral tones of the walls makes a real difference to all the suffering they have experienced.⁠
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Thanks to our partners like @Barclays the housing provider and our volunteers we are able to support women like Wendy* and her children access safe shelter and begin a happy new chapter of their lives. ⁠

Sometimes we have to stop and take a moment to see

Sometimes we have to stop and take a moment to see how far we have come. With your support since 1976, worldwide, Habitat has helped more than 35 million people access safe and decent housing, along with access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and livelihood training to build better lives. Together we really are building a better world. Thank you for being a part of our journey we could not have come this far without the support of so many generous and kind-hearted individuals. Together we will build a world where everyone has a safe place to call home.

📭 Impact Stories from Home | Joanne and Warren

📭 Impact Stories from Home | Joanne and Warren 🏡⁠
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Joanne and Warren received a demountable home as part of our Bushfire Recovery Program and they sent us the most beautiful thank you email. ⁠
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“What yourself and the whole team at Habitat have done for us has been life-changing, we both really can't imagine what or where we would be at if our paths hadn't crossed. We were very overwhelmed with the arrival of the cabin, unbelievable and then came the assistance of the wonderful volunteers. Two different groups have attended our property on different dates and under the guidance of Thomas worked liked machines doing a whole scope of jobs that would have taken us 12 months to get done. ⁠
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The cabin is lovely, it was cleaned and painted inside and out, a landing was constructed, the fences were fixed and made secure to keep the dogs in, the burnt-out bit still from the fire were cleaned up ready for Council pick up just to name some of the mammoth tasks carried out. They worked in the rain – all day! They were such lovely, interesting people and we can’t thank each of them enough for their support.”

❤️ Impact Stories | Every act of kindness coun

❤️ Impact Stories | Every act of kindness counts 🤗⁠
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Habitat Volunteers renovated a crisis accommodation for Women and Children escaping domestic violence and this is the impact it made. Staff have mentioned that women have walked in and burst into tears, they start feeling validated and seen for the first time in a while. The calming neutral tones of the walls makes a real difference to all the suffering they have experienced. The staff have also expressed a sense of rewed zest and energy for their work. ⁠
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Habitat partners with housing providers who deliver a welcoming place for women and children who have experienced and are escaping domestic violence. Crisis accommodations are a safe and welcoming place when a woman decides to leave her partner. With COVID 19 lockdowns escalating the demand for crisis accommodation placements, these safe places mean the world of difference.⁠
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Thank you to our partner Barclays Bank and their volunteers for their support of this program. Read more in the "impact Stories' link in our bio.

📰 Today is #WorldHabitatDay and to recognise it

📰 Today is #WorldHabitatDay and to recognise it we would like to share an interview with our CEO Nicole Stanmore and @green.and.simple about the work Habitat for Humanity Australia is doing in Australia and overseas to support the UN’s Sustainable development goals in particular SDG11, sustainable cities and communities. To read the interview click the link in our bio 👆.⁠
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The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. Today is to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to shape the future of our cities and towns.⁠
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#SDGS #SDG11 #WorldHabitatDay #HabitatForHumanityAustralia ⁠

Read our latest Building a Better World newsletter

Read our latest Building a Better World newsletter link in our bio👆. Read the heartwarming story about our youngest fundraiser Sophia, learn more about housing and climate change, innovations in India and an exciting way to engage with us on our Hike for Habitat 2022.

🥰 Stories that will make you smile | Meet Sophi

🥰 Stories that will make you smile | Meet Sophia ❤️⁠
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Sophia recently turned 6 and selflessly asked her family and friends to make a donation to Habitat rather than receive birthday gifts. She raised an incredible $265.⁠
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“Every year for her birthday, in lieu of gifts, Sophia chooses an organisation to fundraise for. When we asked her what social cause she wanted to fundraise for, she did not even hesitate, ‘oh that’s easy Mummy, I think we should help get a house for someone who doesn’t have a home. ⁠
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When we asked Sophia why it was important to her that everyone has a safe place to live, she replied, ‘Because if people don’t have a home then they can’t be safe. Everybody needs a safe home, not just us. That’s not fair if some people don’t have a home to live in.’⁠
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On behalf of Habitat, Thank you Sophia for your wonderful kind heart and support!⁠

👀Looking for an adventure in Jan 2022?⛰️ Wh

👀Looking for an adventure in Jan 2022?⛰️ Why not join our Hike for Habitat on the epic Cradle Mountain in Tasmania? Get in quick registrations are closing soon. Find out more here by clicking the link our bio 👆⁠
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Find out more here: ⁠
https://events.inspiredadventures.com.au/events/hike-for-habitat-tasmania-2022/⁠

🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Are you running the Ul

🏃‍♀️ 🏃‍♂️ Are you running the Ultra Trail in May 2022? If so, we are one of the registered charities for the event. Why not fundraise for families in need of safe shelter in Australia and Overseas as you prepare for the run? To start fundraising visit the link in our bio 👆⁠
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#ultratrail #ultra #bluemountains #run #ultramarathon #ultrarunner #giveback #fun4habitat #habitatforhumanityaustralia ⁠
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Visit https://ultratrailaustralia22.grassrootz.com/habitat

👋Last chance to get $100 of rego for the 2022 H

👋Last chance to get $100 of rego for the 2022 Hike for Habitat Larapinta trail. Don’t miss out on an adventure of a lifetime that gives back to families in need of safe shelter. Early bird discount closes 29th Sep (tomorrow)! Link in bio 👆⁠
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#larapinta #larapintatrail #habitataustralia #hike4habitat #habitatforhumanity #travel #adventure #travelaustralia #holidayherethisyear⁠
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https://events.inspiredadventures.com.au/events/hike-for-habitat-tasmania-2022/

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