Habitat for Humanity Great Britain

Who we are

Habitat for Humanity Great Britain (Habitat GB) is part of the international Habitat for Humanity network, tackling housing poverty around the world. Decent and affordable housing is about much more than four walls and a roof – housing intersects with critical development issues, including gender equality, human rights, and climate change.​

What We Do

Our vision is a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live, and a world where housing poverty and homelessness are eliminated. We believe that the home is a key catalyst in helping to permanently break the cycle of poverty.

To achieve our vision, we build homes, partnerships, communities and networks. Since our founding in 1976, together we have helped more than 62 million people globally build their futures on their own terms through access to decent housing.

How We Do It

Housing and shelter are the cornerstones of our work, but we believe happy and healthy homes require more than bricks and mortar – they need to be part of a thriving community to really benefit the families who live there.

As such, our programmes support a range of home building and community projects, focusing on practical support that makes a real, tangible difference to the lives of those most in need.

Our culture and values

One in five people across the world live in slums and substandard housing, locking them into a grinding cycle of poverty.

 This lack of housing negatively affects their health and well-being, educational prospects, and ability to make a living. As an international charity fighting world poverty and homelessness, our vision is a world where everyone has a safe place to call home. We believe that a decent home helps to permanently break the cycle of poverty and allows families to achieve strength, stability, and self-reliance.

We believe decent homes are the heartbeat of strong communities.

We also fight for land rights for women, upgrade urban slums and informal settlements, improve access to water and sanitation, and help communities become more resilient in the face of natural disasters.

Working in nearly 70 countries, we support the most marginalised and vulnerable in society, and welcome people of all religions and none to partner in our life-changing work. By working hand in hand with communities, since 1976 we have provided over 1 million homes and helped over 10 million people.