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SAVE THE HABITAT
— · EIN · hfhkenya.org
profile · synthesized from sources

Habitat for Humanity Kenya is a nonprofit organization focused on improving access to decent and affordable shelter, clean water, and sanitation in low-income communities. Operating in six counties including Machakos, the organization implements housing, WASH, and disaster resilience programs. It seeks to expand water access through borehole drilling, rehabilitation, and quality testing in arid regions affected by climate change and population growth.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Disaster Risk Reduction & Response (DR3)
Builds resilience to climate and disaster risks through infrastructure and preparedness programs
Financing for Owner-led Construction (FOC)
Provides micro-finance solutions to enable low-income families to build or improve their homes incrementally
Secure Land Tenure (SLT)
Supports communities to gain legal recognition and protection of land rights
Settlement-Based Practice (SBP)
Implements integrated community development initiatives in informal settlements, including housing and infrastructure
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
Improves access to clean water through borehole drilling, rehabilitation, solarization, and water committee establishment
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Integrated Community Development Initiatives 1 activity
    • Low-income housing construction and improvement
      Constructs and improves safe, adequate, and affordable homes for low-income households in Kenya, with a campaign to build 100 new homes and having improved housing for nearly 390,000 people through a retail lending program in nine counties.
  • Microfinance and Savings Group Support 1 activity
    • Microfinance for incremental homebuilding
      Develops and implements microfinance products in partnership with Kenya Women Finance Bank, providing training, savings mobilization, and retail loans for incremental homebuilding to over 2,000 individuals and reaching over 300,000 people, catalyzing over $70 million in investment for low-income housing.
  • Volunteer & Fundraising Engagement 1 activity
    • Volunteer engagement
      Engages local and international volunteers in its programs to support individuals in building new lives.
  • Uncategorized 1 activity
    • Advocacy for land tenure and disaster risk reduction
      Provides land tenure advocacy and disaster risk reduction in selected settlements as part of its broader housing and community development efforts.
relationships · 10

who they work with

  • Habitat for Humanity Partner — SAVE THE HABITAT joins Habitat for Humanity and others worldwide in urging the G7 members to take action.
  • Habitat for Humanity Kenya Partner — Local affiliate implementing the "Giving Habitat to Humanity" campaign in Kenya.
  • Kenya Women Finance Bank Partner — Collaborated to develop a housing finance product for low-income households.
  • Kenya Women Finance Bank Partner — Collaborated to develop a microfinance product for low-income housing.
  • MasterCard Foundation Funder — Funded a project to develop microfinance products for low-income housing.
  • UN-Habitat Partner — Supports the implementation of the Global Action Plan for slum transformation led by UN-Habitat.
  • community-based organizations Partner — Works with community-based organizations to implement housing and capacity-building programs.
  • local governments Partner — Collaborates with local governments to support housing and land tenure initiatives.
  • nonprofit organizations Partner — Partners with nonprofit organizations to advance affordable housing and related services.
  • private sector Partner — Engages private sector actors in cross-sectoral housing solutions.