Stories from Overseas

As we mark Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28th), we are sharing this story of a group of male volunteers that got together to help build a Menstrual Hygiene Management block for their district school. In partnership with DFAT (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) and Water for Women, Habitat for Humanity Australia and Habitat for Humanity Fiji are working on improving Water, Sanitation and Hygiene services in […]

Today is World Menstrual Hygiene Day. A day to recognise period poverty and the stigma that girls, women and non-binary people face. Achieving menstrual health and hygiene requires access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene facilities and services, as well as access to appropriate sanitary products, and relevant information about self-care and the menstrual cycle. It […]

Anyone who has watched children grow up, or who celebrate a wedding anniversary, know that 10 years can fly by! But for a community of women in Itahari, in southeastern Nepal, so much has changed that the last 10 years feels like a lifetime ago!    The Hand in Hand journey started at a community meeting […]

A holistic approach to housing, including safe and reliable access to water and sanitation, is critical to addressing the many challenges faced by the families and communities we work alongside.  With many of our usual activities affected by the spread of COVID-19 last year, the communities we serve found ways to adapt, and we have been inspired […]

March 22nd marks World Water Day 2021 and the theme is what is water means to people and its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. We all know water is important to us. Water means life. Yet, today water is under extreme threat not least of all from climate change. […]

Kala, her husband, and their daughter Anita have known difficult times but their future looks brighter now with the stability and security of a Habitat home. At Habitat, we work with the world’s most vulnerable families to give them a hand up and Kala and her husband could not be more deserving of their new […]

Homeless after the earthquake When the devastating earthquake hit Nepal in April 2015, Rita’s mud and brick house collapsed in less than a minute. Rita, who was only ten at the time, had to abandon her ancestral home and move with her parents and two siblings into a makeshift shelter of walls made of plastic […]

Meet Mere she is a health worker in the Malevu Village in Fiji. Like many front-line workers, Mere has been protecting her community in their fight against COVID-19. The realities of living through a pandemic can be a worrying and traumatic experience for many people, especially those living in rural and remote locations where access […]

At Habitat, we partner with the world’s most vulnerable families to bring them a brighter and better future. We believe a home will bring family stability, strength, self-reliance, and security and in Chandra’s case, a home has done just that. Chandra has led a challenging and difficult life and found himself a single parent of […]