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Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Meet Miki. Through the Disaster Response Tithe Fund we are grateful for the support for families affected by Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic. Your help has been fundamental to rebuild the homes of many families. Up to date the organization has repaired more than 150 house repairs in more than 6 communities. In additional

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Lidia is a widowed mother of 7 children. He is 70 years old and lives in Las Yayas, El Seibo province. Lidia remembers the moment when her children warned her to get out of her house before the hurricane arrived, where later in the early hours of the morning, a neighbor called her telling her

(Español) Con el programa Hogares Saludables, Argos y Hábitat Dominicana vuelven a unir esfuerzos a favor de las familias de Nigua.

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For 36 years, Habitat Dominicana has collaborated with the reduction of the housing deficit.

Santo Domingo, (September 2022). -Habitat for Humanity arrived in the Dominican Republic in 1986, with the vision that each person has a decent place to live and to date, through financial loans delivered to families with an interest rate appropriate to their resources. and with the solidary support of people who collaborate with the cause

Punta Catalina makes a contribution to rebuild homes for families affected by Fiona

Through an alliance with Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic, several houses will be rebuilt in El Seibo, where the hurricane wreaked havoc. Santo Domingo (October 11)– The Punta Catalina Thermoelectric Power Plant (CTPC) announced the donation of RD$10 million to support families affected by Hurricane Fiona in communities of El Seibo. The solidarity contribution will

Dominican Habitat celebrates World Habitat Day with the Safe Homes virtual conversation

Almost 50% of homes in Latin America and the Caribbean are built with poor quality materials, do not have access to drinking water and are located on land that does not belong to the family. Habitat works to reduce the housing deficit in 17 countries through its programs. Santo Domingo, October 05, 2022. With the

45% of households in the region do not have safe housing

Habitat for Humanity unites with the United Nations to celebrate World Habitat Day, with the objective to remember that decent, resilient and safe home is a fundamental right of which more than 1.800 million people in the world can not enjoy. Hábitat works to reduce the housing deficit of 17 countries through its programs. According

More than 8,000 people have been trained by Dominican Habitat in risk mitigation and promotion of resilient constructions.

Santo Domingo (July 2022) – Facing the challenges of nature, prevention, mitigation and response are key to reducing disaster risks. Faced with this reality, Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic has programs aimed at families anticipating and recovering from the impact generated by natural events. The hurricane season, which began on June 1 and ends on

Initiative seeks to change 100 thousand dirt floors for concrete floors in Latin America and the Caribbean

Initiative seeks to change 100 thousand dirt floors for concrete floors in Latin America and the Caribbean Habitat for Humanity and the Interamerican Federation of Cement (FICEM) launch initiative “100 thousand floors to play” to replace 100,000 dirt floors for concrete floors in vulnerable housings in all Latin America and the Caribbean up until 2028.

Women Build in the Dominican Republic.

Santo Domingo (mayo 2022) –  With the purpose of celebrating Dominican Mother’s Day, Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic together with the communicators Jatnna Tavarez, Miralba Ruiz, Barbara Plaza and Paloma Rodríguez, made its first edition of Women Build in the Dominican Republic. Women Build brings the opportunity so that women give a proactive step to serve

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

Rebuilding homes, we change lives

(Español) Con el programa Hogares Saludables, Argos y Hábitat Dominicana vuelven a unir esfuerzos a favor de las familias de Nigua.

For 36 years, Habitat Dominicana has collaborated with the reduction of the housing deficit.

Punta Catalina makes a contribution to rebuild homes for families affected by Fiona

Dominican Habitat celebrates World Habitat Day with the Safe Homes virtual conversation

45% of households in the region do not have safe housing

More than 8,000 people have been trained by Dominican Habitat in risk mitigation and promotion of resilient constructions.

Women Build in the Dominican Republic.

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