Home Equals: Supporting those in informal settlements

Currently, the more than 1 billion people around the world living in informal settlements, such as slums or favelas, are not treated as equals — their homes often lack basic services, land tenure security and climate resilience.

We support communities to advance land rights and homeownership. For example, as part of our Home Equals campaign, Habitat Brazil, in partnership with other organizations, advocated for policy change to improve tenure for 197,600 of Brazil’s most vulnerable people.

Home Equals is a five-year global advocacy campaign dedicated to achieving policy change, at all levels, to ensure that people living in informal settlements have equitable access to adequate housing. Together, with partners, governments and communities, we can create lasting change so that people living in informal settlements have safe and secure homes.

Learn more about Habitat’s Home Equals campaign. and join us in supporting these efforts. Please note, Home Equals is not a US based campaign, despite the location listed below.

*Your donation will benefit Habitat's Global Impact Fund which supports Habitat's broad work to ensure everyone has a decent place to live, through - advancing affordable homeownership, disaster resilience and recovery, investing in community building, advocating for fair and equitable housing policies, and expanding access to shelter and secure tenure around the world. While Habitat shall make every effort to use funds as designated; under the direction of the Board of Directors, HFHI retains complete control over the use and distribution of donated funds in furtherance of its mission.