by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 1, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, KiwiBuy
Lei and Tania lived in a poor quality damp private rental property in Manurewa with their young children for over six years. They had lost hope of owning their own home, both worked hard and struggled to pay rent. When they first heard about the Housing Foundation and...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | May 1, 2019 | Assisted Home Ownership, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, KiwiBuy
At Habitat for Humanity we believe in a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Unfortunately the housing affordability crisis we are witnessing in many cities and communities in Aotearoa is a huge stumbling block in making our shared vision a reality. In the...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Apr 25, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International, Nepal
This is Mangali. After the earthquake, Mangali and her family felt lucky that they and their cattle were unharmed. They were left with rubble where their house once stood and all their belongings buried underneath. Mangali and her wheelchair-bound husband lived in a...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Apr 12, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International, Nepal
This is Ganga. After the earthquake, Ganga and his family were left with a pile of rubble where their house once stood. They lived in a tent for five months in dire conditions. As an experienced mason in Tupche, Ganga set about rebuilding his house. After speaking...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Apr 9, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International
This is what empowerment looks like. The devastating effects of Cyclone Winston and the boundaries of a male-dominated field didn’t stop Maria from becoming empowered to help rebuild her community with Habitat. Whilst working with Habitat Fiji, Maria got talking...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Mar 14, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
Recently, I had the opportunity to represent Habitat for Humanity New Zealand as charity partner of the 100th NZ Golf Open in Queenstown. Along with our Finance Manager, Mahinda Herath, we were also accompanied by a couple of our major supporters. It was a great...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Mar 8, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International, Nepal
Last year, Habitat for Humanity New Zealand CEO, Claire Szabó joined one of our key partners, Buildtech, on a visit to Nepal. During the visit, they spent time building alongside a number families, but it was Kala’s story that really stood out. As Kala and her...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Mar 7, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International, Nepal
Visiting Nepal In June last year, I led a Global Village Build team with key partners – Israel Cooper, Managing Director of Buildtech and his team. During this trip, we visited Habitat Nepal’s project activities in Eastern and Central Nepal, spending time with...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Feb 21, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
Habitat for Humanity New Zealand and Pacific Peoples Housing Forum Youth Essay Competition Topic: Habitat for Humanity is working toward a world where everyone has a decent place to live. What are your hopes for housing in your country? Your submission could (but...
by Habitat for Humanity New Zealand | Feb 14, 2019 | Habitat for Humanity New Zealand, International
In the middle of cyclone season is a scary place to be. A cyclone can be a devastating event. Left with nothing, many find themselves having to start life from scratch. But there is also hope. Our work at Habitat gives a little bit of that hope to families and...
