Many difficult and heartbreaking stories are told through World Housing projects. During the recent trip to Zambia, we saw first hand how the gift of a safe home can change a life as we learned about Lillian. Lillian’s story mirrors the one she shares with 29 of her new housemates, along with millions of girls … Read more
Elizabeth is a lifelong lover of the outdoors and the Pacific Northwest. Her interest in the automotive industry led her to past positions as Product Communications Manager with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Marketing Communications for teams in the Champ Car World Series, and Fleet Management for Mercedes Benz, USA. Her background includes degrees in Kinesiology and … Read more
Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, the DeJong Vancouver Team, has been a World Housing Ambassador since 2019 and has recently achieved a very important milestone. They have donated over $50,000 for World Housing homes and families. For Pillar to Post Home Inspectors Vancouver founders Liz and Wayne, it all started with the desire to build … Read more
At World Housing, it takes a village to build a village. One of our latest projects, Lenkov Village, is currently under construction in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and is no exception. At our 2023 World Housing House Party fundraiser hosted by benefactors Peter and Audie Lenkov at their Los Angeles home, they raised the necessary funds … Read more
World Housing believes in housing first and that a safe and secure home is a fundamental human right. As part of World Housing’s mission to provide shelter to the world’s most vulnerable populations, it has raised funds for the past ten years through an incredible network of donors and ambassadors. In 2023, World Housing recognized … Read more
We are proud to have Co-Founder Pete Dupuis named as one of thirty nonprofit leaders of note for 2024 by Cause Artist. In 2024, despite the challenges faced by the nonprofit sector, World Housing looks to broaden its impact with safe communities and homes being built for vulnerable families in Africa, South America, and Asia. … Read more
The Need Many Zambian youth and families endure serious hardships due to extreme poverty and lack of affordable, secure housing. Approximately 70% of the population reside in slums with insufficient access to water, hygiene, and sanitation provisions.[1] 39% of the population do not have access to basic drinking water services.[2] The urban housing deficit is deemed … Read more
Research and story by Jiwon You. Resident “Perninha” next to his old home in Guaranys in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before TETO built his new home The slums of Brazil can be some of the most deficient and destabilizing places to live. At the same time, these are places of great power for urban and social … Read more
Research and story by Jiwon You. The small village of Oguis, located in Catanduanes, Philippines, is home to about 500 people. However, the people of Oguis are extremely poor and do not have safe, sturdy homes to live in. To add to the challenges they face in creating safe shelters, the 2020 typhoons had a … Read more
“CTIC Canada is World Housing’s first Ambassador in to support funding the new Women & Families Centre in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. This show of leadership in the real estate community will help to ensure we raise the necessary funds for this high impact housing community.” — Don McQuaid, Managing Director, World Housing When Chicago Title … Read more
