Colombo (December 7, 2022) – With a financial envelope of €14 million, thousands of people are expected to benefit from the support provided by the European Union to build houses and improve community infrastructure for internally displaced people and returnees.

World Habitat Day highlights the challenges of poverty housing, emphasizes the basic right to decent shelter for all and stresses the power and responsibility of communities to shape the cities and towns in which they live. On World Habitat Day 2015, Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka (HFHSL) joined organizations around the world in raising awareness, and educating and mobilizing individuals and communities to take action on the current global housing crisis. Read More...

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Colombo, 21 March 2023 – For the first time in Sri Lanka hundreds of volunteers from across the island and overseas participated in Habitat for Humanity's Youth BUILD 2015. This was one of the largest initiatives in Sri Lanka's history, and not only assisted in the building of homes for internally displaced people in Trincomalee, but also served to bridge communities, build relationships and spread the spirit of volunteerism. Read More..