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El día que los hijos de Yuleidy pudieron jugar sin enfermarse Yuleidy tiene 24 años, es madre soltera y ama de casa. Vive junto a sus dos hijos y Pedro, quien trabaja como jardinero, en un hogar donde, hasta hace poco, las condiciones no eran las mejores. El piso de su casa era de tierra.

“Ya no tengo que echar agua a la tierra” Durante mucho tiempo, vivir en su hogar significaba convivir con tierra y polvo todos los días. El piso de tierra hacía que mantener la casa limpia fuera casi imposible. Para evitar que el polvo se levantara, Noris tenía que echar agua constantemente sobre el suelo. Pero

A sus 78 años, Adela volvió a sentirse segura en su propio hogar Adela de la Cruz tiene 78 años y vive en el barrio San Fernando, en Montecristi. Durante años, su día a día ha estado marcado por múltiples condiciones de salud: problemas de circulación, desviación en la columna y una pierna fracturada que

El día que Yokasta volvió a construir un lugar donde empezar de nuevo Cuando Yokasta enfrentó uno de los momentos más difíciles de su vida, no estuvo sola. Un incendio cambió por completo su realidad, pero también activó algo más fuerte: el apoyo de su comunidad y su propia determinación para volver a empezar. “Mi

Habitat for Humanity will launch the five-year global advocacy campaign, “Home is…”. Together with slum residents and our partners, the Habitat network will work to change policy so that more people living in slums and informal settlements have equitable access to a safe place to call home.     ​​​​​​​“Home is…” launch report summary : A high-level summary of

Daniela is a mother of 2 children. He is 28 years old and lives in El Naranjal, El Seibo province. Daniela remembers that at the time of the hurricane she was scared and thought that she and her children were going to die, since the roof of the house fell completely off. Thanks to the

She is a 58-year-old woman, resident in El Naranjal, El Seibo province. Deysi suffers from breast cancer and suffers seeing the roof of her house destroyed after the hurricane. Thanks to the collaboration of Habitat for Humanity, through the Disaster Response Tithe Fund, for supporting the families that were affected after the passage of Hurricane

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

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

Another story of change is that of Mirna, mother of 5 children. He has a stall selling clothes, breakfast and dinner in his house to earn income. She is a very hardworking mother, owns her own business and is part of our program. With our support and through the microcredit, she was able to make