World Habitat Day - October 4th

The United Nations has designated the first Monday in October as annual World Habitat Day.

"World Habitat Day’s purpose is to call attention to the current global state of the human habitat and push toward adequate housing for all.

We hope that by raising awareness and advocating for universal decent housing we can dismantle and alter the systems that reinforce and entrench poverty housing. In doing so, we can make an affordable, decent place to live a reality for all.

World Habitat Day is a day for grassroots action and a day for people to be united in their efforts to eradicate poverty housing."

GET INVOLVED!

Habitat for Humanity organizations around the world, in partnership with others, plan World Habitat Day events focused on education, advocacy and fundraising. This year, the focus issues for these efforts are health and housing internationally and neighborhood revitalization in the United States.

The 27th Carter Work Project will spearhead World Habitat Day events in six U.S. cities Oct. 3–8. Volunteers will join in building and rehabilitating houses with Habitat homeowner families, former President Carter and Mrs. Carter and other celebrities.

This year, the Carter Work Project will be held in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore and Annapolis, Maryland; Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota; and Birmingham, Alabama.

Learn more!

•Read Habitat for Humanity’s Shelter Report 2011: Partners Against Poverty to learn more about the critical link between housing and health.

•Take a virtual tour of the Capotillo informal settlement in the Dominican Republic.

•Read statistics and research about poverty housing in the U.S. and around the world.

For more information, e-mail worldhabitatday@habitat.org.