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Asia-Pacific Post
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A blessing worth waiting for
Pastor Tito and his family waited over a decade for a home of their own. Photo: Bobbie Alota/Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation. |
Pastor Tito and his wife were used to moving from place to place but it became more challenging when their children were born. Two years ago, their family was among 48 families who moved into the Lions Village in the Cali site, Tacloban City. Support came from a partnership between the Lions Clubs International Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Philippines in response to 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan. Pastor Tito said, “We waited 11 years to have a permanent home of our own. God has prepared this blessing for us.” NEWSOver 300 new homes completed in Negros Occidental
Elnor was seen showing her new home in Silay city in a video on the Negros Occidental Impact 2025 project.
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Three years after groundbreaking, 322 homes have been completed in the Negros Occidental Impact 2025 project in Silay City. To date, 158 informal settler families have already moved into their cement bamboo frame homes. Together with local government and various partners including the Hilti Foundation, Habitat Philippines empowers families through capacity-building and skills development training. Empowering women and more in India
Mohini and the reverse osmosis water facility in her home. Photo: Habitat for Humanity India.
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Over 1,000 women in India’s Odisha and Maharashtra states have enrolled in skills development training as part of the European Union-funded Project Nirmanshree. Among them is Mohini who installed a reverse osmosis treatment facility in her home after she saw the need for clean water in her rural community. To supply others beyond her village, she has applied for entrepreneurship development support under the project. Besides Project Nirmanshree, Habitat India has served over 1.3 million people in the first phase of its COVID-19 response. Learn more in their annual report for 2019-2020. Partnership in Sri Lanka to feature earth-based blocks
Compressed stabilized earth blocks were used in the EU-funded "Homes not Houses" project.
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Marking its 27th anniversary recently, Habitat Sri Lanka earlier announced a three-year partnership with First Capital Holdings to build homes with low-income families in Galle district using compressed stabilized earth blocks. Such appropriate construction materials were adopted by 45% of returnee families who built homes in the completed European Union-funded “Homes not Houses” project. Korean celebrity runs over 81 km to raise 800 million won
Sean (second from left) took less time to finish the race compared to last year.
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The agency of Korean rapper Sean said he has donated 800 million won (almost US$680,000) to Habitat for Humanity Korea. He raised the money by running 81.5km in just under 8 hours in the Virtual 815 Run organized by Habitat Korea to mark the country’s Liberation Day. The funds raised will be used to improve the housing of the descendants of independence patriots. DISASTER RESPONSERenovation of storm-damaged classrooms in Vietnam
The roof of a school in Binh Thanh before (left) and after (right) renovation. Facebook photos: Habitat for Humanity Vietnam.
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Several months after consecutive tropical storms and cyclones hit central Vietnam in late 2020, many students in worse-affected Quang Ngai province were attending school amid damaged classrooms and poor sanitation facilities. A partnership between Habitat for Humanity Vietnam and the GE Foundation will provide almost 900 students and teachers in two schools with renovated classrooms, improved electrical systems and new latrines. Support flood-affected Indian familiesHabitat India is raising funds to provide humanitarian aid kits and emergency shelter kits to affected families in Maharashtra and Karnataka. Over 200 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced in these two states after torrential rains caused floods and landslides last month. Please donate. Habitat surveying homes post-Haiti earthquakeSearch and rescue efforts in earthquake-struck Haiti are hampered by Tropical Storm Grace as the death toll rose to more than 1,900. Habitat for Humanity staff are currently assessing shelter needs in the southwestern peninsula before response options are developed for early recovery and construction phases. OTHER Sign up for Asia-Pacific Housing Forum
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Registration is now open for the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum with the theme of "Building forward better for inclusive housing.” Due to the fluid COVID-19 situation, we will announce shortly whether the conference will be fully virtual or a hybrid event with limited in-person participation and safety guidelines in place. Registration for the virtual event is free till August 31 for the first 500 participants who sign up for the main Forum, December 7-9, 2021. We are also accepting submissions for the Innovation Awards until August 31 via the Forum website, aphousingforum.org. A total of 12 finalists — four for each of the categories in ShelterTech, Public Policies, and Inspiring Practices — will be chosen. These finalists will pitch their initiatives to a jury panel and a live audience during the virtual grand premiere on December 1. In addition, the top-ranking finalist based on sustainability criteria will receive a special award for sustainable consumption and production sponsored by the Forum’s co-organizer, SWITCH-Asia.
Onward, Regional Volunteer Corps
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In mid-July, the 11-member HYLB Regional Volunteer Corps was born, an initiative developed with the Center for Creative Leadership following the culmination of the Habitat Young Leaders Build. The center will provide the training component while Habitat for Humanity will supplement with experiential, hands-on, on-the-job exposure that will run until the launch of the next Young Leaders Build campaign and as part of the International Volunteer Day celebration on December 5, 2021. To those who serve, with love
In 2021, 235 million people will need humanitarian assistance and protection, according to the United Nations. On World Humanitarian Day today, we honor the aid workers who have lost their lives or are injured in the course of work. We also stand alongside many humanitarians who continue to support others in need. We appreciate your support for Habitat and the people from all walks of life who partner with us. Please invite others to subscribe for more updates and stories. 
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