It has been just one year since the World Housing House Party at the Lenkov house. In June 2023, we came together to raise funds to build a new community for 33 families living without safe homes in Cambodia. Peter and Audie Lenkov hosted an incredible evening with family and friends at their Southern California … Read more
Our World Housing stories come from many different sources, and we get involved for many reasons. We take on projects that will make a difference directly with the families. We build homes to create lasting changes through providing shelter, education, and health. The village of Oguis was introduced to us in 2022 through a group … Read more
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
