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Habitat for HumanityStrategic Plan2021-24
our mission
our vision
At Habitat for Humanity Australia, we believe a decenthome provides much more than bricks and mortar. It’sthe foundation for the future, giving families theopportunity to be healthier, happier and more secure,and leads to stronger communities that can grow andsustain themselves.
"A world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live."
about usHabitat for Humanity Australia is part of Habitat for Humanity, an international not-for-profitwhich originated in Georgia, United States in 1976. Habitat for Humanity began as a grassrootseffort driven by the vision of a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Thehousing organisation has since grown to become a leading global non-profit working in morethan 70 countries. Since then it has been our mission to build strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.
Worldwide, Habitat has helped more than 35 million people access safe and decent housing,along with access to Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and livelihood training to build better lives.Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing,everyone can help families build a better tomorrow, today.
Through shelter, we empower.
At Habitat for Humanity Australia,we believe a stable, secure homecreates the foundation for change.
A safe home gives people theopportunity to be healthier, happierand more secure, and for childrento be better nourished and bettereducated. We believe building a
decent home provides much morethan bricks and mortar – it provides
real hope for the future.
Building a house for one family,changes the lives of so many
more. We can build a house for anentire family for AUD$3,000-$5,000
in the Asia-Pacific.
We not only build homes, we buildcommunities. We address water supplyand sanitation issues and in somecommunities provide health andeducational services – like teachingfinancial literacy and livelihood training. Thisis vital knowledge communities can sharewith others. It’s a ‘pay it forward’ model andthe beginning of generational change.
we believe itall starts at home
we do morethan just build houses
about us
Habitat believes that new and improvedhomes are intricately tied to betteropportunities for families. Children havequiet places to study. Families no longerface illnesses and disease brought on byunhealthy housing. Parents experiencethe financial freedom that comes fromhaving an affordable place to live. Thesefactors help break the cycle ofgenerational poverty.
Habitat for Humanity knows that adecent, affordable place to live cancreate a situation where homeownerssave more, invest in education, pursueopportunity and have more financialstability.
Living in a decent, affordable homethey’ve helped build or improve means ahomeowner is better positioned to have ahealthier, more financially stable life, onewith fewer barriers to health, safety andopportunity.
how Habitatworks to alleviate poverty
ourfootprint
We work in partnership with communities across theAsia-Pacific region, and the world, to addresshousing poverty and to support integratedcommunity development.
Our international program is designed to addressmulti-dimensional aspects of poverty and recognisesthe key role adequate housing plays in sustainabledevelopment.
theory of change/ development approachWe work in partnership with communities across the Asia Pacific region toaddress housing and to support integrated community development.
Our strategic focus is to transform lives by tackling housing inequality in anincreasingly urbanised world. Directly linking families and communities tofinancial support mechanisms, secure tenure and safe housing products andservices, including access to basic services such as water, sanitation, wastemanagement and electricity. We achieve this by building impact.
Directly linking families and communities tofinancial support mechanisms, securetenure and safe housing products andservices, including access to basic servicessuch as water, sanitation, wastemanagement and electricity.
Supporting the development of nationalhousing markets, including finance,construction materials and labour, andadvocating to governments for policy andsystem change which support communitiesto access decent housing at scale.
building community impact
building sector impact
the need foraffordable housing
90% of cities around the world do notprovide affordable housing of adequatequality, according to the World EconomicForum (Habitat Magazine, September 2019).
The World Health Organisation says thoseliving in poor conditions “are exposed togreater personal and environmental healthrisks, are less well nourished, have lessinformation and are less able to access healthcare, thus they have a higher risk of illnessand disability”.
The United Nations estimates that 1 billionpeople around the world live in informalsettlements, and 600 million more do nothave adequate housing
Over a million households inAustralia are paying more than30% of their income on housing (Definition of Housing Stress,ABS 2019).
Currently, we have 4% social andaffordable housing acrossAustralia.
There is a lack of investment insocial and affordable housing andnot-for-profits and communityhousing providers are increasingtheir role in delivering this service.
OverseasAustralia
Access to safe, secure adequate housing isone of the most basic human rights.
strategic planTriple our impact and scale by 2025.We will achieve this by delivering excellent:
Australian programs
Responding to the housingneeds of vulnerable groups andcommunities such as peopleaffected by natural disasters,domestic violence and FirstNations Peoples.
Engaging with corporate andcommunity partners to make adeeper impact.
Partnering with social andhomelessness providers to helpdeliver better access to socialand affordable housing.
International programs
Building community resilience(including Covid-19) and climatechange adaption and mitigationin vulnerable communities torespond to climate changeimpacts.
Focusing on livelihood training,especially for women and girls toalign with the SustainableDevelopment Goals
Increase our presence in thePacific and deepen our impactacross the region
strategic planTriple our impact and scale by 2025.We will achieve this by:
Leading transformative volunteeringexperiences
Growing our volunteer programs by mobilising 3,000volunteers both domestically and internationally.Creating excellent volunteer experiences for ourvolunteers so they can become ambassadors andadvocate for the work we do.Growing our Ambassador Program.Increasing our brand awareness nationally.
Building a successful social enterpriseCreating opportunities for disadvantaged women toenter the construction workforce and providingequitable opportunities.Developing a profitable and sustainable socialenterprise.Forming more partnerships with Employee Services.
Building a sustainable organisationMaintaining a sustainable organisation to continuemaking an impact.Continue to attract and retain talent within theorganisation.Implement efficient operations to make best use offunds.Improve brand awareness across Australia.
address key SDG'sAt Habitat, we are committed to achieving the followingUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Habitat also contributes to the following SDG’s:
strategicpyramid
why
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we build strength, stability and self-reliancethrough shelter
a world where everyone has a safe anddecent place to live
to mobilise volunteers and corporatepartners to create strongercommunities by giving partnerfamilies the opportunity to behealthier, happier and more secure
Demonstrate Christian faith in actionAdvocate on behalf of those in needof shelterFocus on shelter by building andrenovating simple, decent, affordablehousesEngage broader community throughinclusive leadership & diversepartnershipsPromote dignity through fullpartnership with Habitat homeowners & future home partnersPromote transformational,sustainable community development
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contact us
To learn more about donating, volunteering or other waysyou can support our work:
Email: [email protected]
Freecall: 1800 88 55 99
Discuss Partnerships: [email protected]
