Here in Aotearoa we are have a growing housing crisis. There are many thousands of families living in substandard homes. Overcrowding, poor quality homes and hugely expenses rents being just some of the issues we see. Habitat run a wide range of programmes to provide assistance to families in need of decent and affordable housing. By donating to Habitat, you are helping us give a hand-up to our partner families here at home by building strength, stability, and self-reliance through shelter.

Cyclone Idai struck Zimbabwe in March 2019, affecting 270,000 people. The storm and subsequent flooding and landslides left 340 people dead and many others missing. Agriculture, schools, and infrastructure all suffered heavy impacts; many people lost their homes. Chimanimani and Chipinge Districts were the hardest hit. This policy brief provides an analysis of the impacts and review of the disaster response to draw lessons and policy implications for post-disaster institutional development. Increased climate change-induced hazards will worsen national vulnerability. Key policies and agencies need urgent improvement to frame more proactive disaster risk management (DRM). Stronger social protection systems, enhanced DRM funding, finalizing policy, and devolved implementation structures, as well as better settlement systems regulation, are critical for Zimbabwe's ability to deal effectively with future climate-induced risks. Let us help the affected families and together change their lives.

This fund is to support Robert Shungu Foundation's work in providing shelter across Zimbabwe. In 2016, Robert Shungu Foundation successfully supported 100+ homes across the Republic of Zimbabwe for families in need of shelter. Robert Shungu Foundation is committed to helping communities in Zimbabwe after storms like Cyclone Idai, currently making its way across and Zimbabwe as well as to prepare for future disasters.

Help build strength and food today. Your donation will help families in need of a decent place to live, build long-term financial security. With an affordable, stable home, families have more to spend on food, medicine, child care, education and other essentials. Your support can help us do more in all the many ways that Robert Shungu Foundation builds. Thanks to you, Robert Shungu Foundation is transforming lives across the country and around the world.

Flooding across Nepal in August 2017 has left 75,000 families affected, with over 7,000 now without a place to live. This follows from disasters in recent times, with a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on Saturday, 25 April 2015. Robert Shungu Foundation is partnering with the Nepalese people as they work to rebuild hope and homes in their communities. We’re grateful to our supporters and partners who give generously. The more funds we raise, the more families we can help. Robert Shungu Foundation is in Nepal, ready to respond. Donate today to help the efforts.

This urgently needed project will work alongside communities across Zimbabwe to prepare future disasters and fight against hunger and poverty. It is the largest project of its type ever conducted in Africa. By partnering with local communities, Robert Shungu Foundation will help them to develop the skills to identify risks and prepare for future storms. They will also ensure communities are equipped with effective building practices to help build homes that are able to withstand tropical storms. With the support of the Private Aid program, every dollar you give will be matched by four more.