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In Argentina, community centers play a fundamental role in the social support of the most vulnerable populations. Through food programs, school support, cultural activities, among other things, these spaces are neighborhood references and essential facilities. The south of the City of Buenos Aires is where the highest vulnerability rates in the district occur. Therefore, forLeer Más...

Having more homes available for rent, analyzing the socioeconomic reality of families excluded from the formal real estate market and generating sustainable public or private administration tools so that they can access a decent place to live were some of the proposals that emerged in the 1st Social Rental Days that- Hábitat para la HumanidadLeer Más...

Within the framework of our campaign #AlquilerSocialYA (#SocialRentNOW), started at the end of 2022, we are advocating for the implementation of social rent as set forth in Law Number 27.551. To that end, between September 4th and 6th we will hold the 1st Social Rent Workshops in Argentina. This will be a participatory, joint eventLeer Más...

Colombia, July 2023. Under the premise that Latin America and the Caribbean is the second most disaster-prone region in the world, authorities and climate change experts meet this week in Bogotá to analyze current effects of the climate crisis on housing in Colombia and the region. Participants will also learn about affordable and resilient solutionsLeer Más...

Within the framework of the strategic alliance and mutual collaboration, Habitát para la Humanidad Argentina developed together with Fundación Holcim Argentina the initiative *what a Community Bathroom. This was the second part in which a social , environmental, and basic human right problem were addressed: access to hygienic bathrooms and safe spaces. The initiative wasLeer Más...

Within the framework of the alliance between Habitat for Humanity Argentina and Grupo Rotoplas, the Health and Housing project was carried out so that 100 families from Campana, La Matanza, Pilar and Tigre can have safer bathrooms and sanitation. This initiative consists of three components. First of all, training. Families participate in workshops where theyLeer Más...

At Habitat for Humanity we say that volunteerism is the hands and heart of everything we do. Volunteers from JP Morgan, Whirlpool, and Bloomberg have helped us over the last month to do more than building improvements—they got hands-on with the problem and the solution. What are the brigades? Brigades are one of Habitat forLeer Más...

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One of the most evident characteristics of popular neighborhoods and settlements is to see the houses without any kind of plaster. The brick landscape is not only an aesthetic issue, the lack of coating generates humidity and seepage that affect the health of families. What is the plaster The plaster is a coating layer thatLeer Más...

Within the framework of the “Argentina United for the Integration of Popular Neighborhoods”, a program within  the Secretary of Socio-Urban Integration of the Nation (SISU),’ Habitat for Humanity Argentina ‘finished an Early Works Project (POT) in the Saladero neighborhood of Bahía Blanca which left home connections for running water, trees, sidewalks and garbage cans. TheLeer Más...

One of the fastest growing phenomena over the last decade has been the expansion of poor neighborhoods throughout the country. Cities are the areas with the most opportunities, where jobs, hospitals and schools are concentrated. However, for many families, access to land to build a home remains virtually impossible in the city. This, among otherLeer Más...