Today, @HabitatFiji launched the #SheFixesIt campaign. "With the launch of Habitat Fiji’s #SheFixesIt campaign, the seeds for adequate housing for every Fijian are planted," said Liz Satow, our area vice-president, in her welcome remarks. https://t.co/qtvdwAmXlT #HabitatInAP

Food, jobs, education, transportation, safe neighborhoods — the social determinants of health — can have as much or more impact on a person as access to health care. 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲. Full report from the @journalsentinel.

In FY24 alone, over 3 million people gained access to safe and decent housing a testament to the strength of collective action and shared purpose. At Habitat Fiji, we are grateful for the opportunity to serve our communities and to be part of this united effort💙 #WorldHabitatDay

🏡𝐈𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐲✨ 🌏 Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity has helped more than 62 million people worldwide build or improve the place they call home. 🏠

The process of housing improvement is often a ladder out of poverty for families. These changes benefit the larger community, reducing inequality and building resilience against economic and natural disasters. #WorldHabitatDay #HousingForAll

Housing is an important component of the #2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopment and an essential driver for achieving many of the sustainable development goals . Adequate and affordable housing leads to benefits in health, education and economic opportunities.

Kate Morris, joined a #GlobalVillage team from Australia and worked alongside local families and 17 other volunteers to construct a sanitation facility featuring a toilet, bathroom and handwashing station in Namulomulo, Western Division, Fiji. @HabitatAu @HabitatFiji

@Habitat_AP @HabitatAu @HabitatFiji Placing ourselves in the environment gives us a whole new perspective. Good job, Kate :)

𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 ✨ At 79, Betty Marshall proves that passion for helping others has no age limit. After 20 builds, she says her greatest lesson hasn't been about hammering nails but about embracing new cultures.

🏠 2.8B people lack adequate housing and 1.1B live in informal settlements. At #UNGA, UN-Habitat & Kenya co-hosted a High-Level Roundtable, adopting the New York Declaration—a global call to action for inclusive housing strategies & scaled-up investment. @AnacludiaRossb1

Earlier today, our CEO @JReckford attended and spoke at the Inaugural High-Level Roundtable of Global Champions on Adequate and Affordable Housing, the first time in 80 years of the @UN General Assembly where housing was highlighted as a global urgency.

𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰? All our house designs are crafted in-house and reviewed by a registered engineer, ensuring each plan meets strict structural standards and provides families with a safe, secure foundation to build their lives and strengthen their communities #SDG11

𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞: 42% of residents live on formally leased land, 24% on freehold land, and 7% retain customary land tenure. The remaining 27% are classified under “other” forms of tenure, #SDG11 #WorldHabitatDay

𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞: 54% of houses are on customary land, with the majority situated within 1,172 registered villages. Another 29% of rural houses are on formal leasehold land, 12% on freehold land, and the remaining 5% fall under other tenure arrangements.

𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐞 – 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 - this is where occupants have a degree of tenure security which guarantees legal protection against illegal forced evictions.

and middle-income households into these settlements. The Housing Authority estimates that even the cheapest homes remain unaffordable to 65% of urban residents. #SDG11 #WorldHabitatDay

Around 25% of Fiji’s urban population lives in over 250 informal settlements, driven by a shortage of affordable housing. High land and construction costs, limited zoned and serviced land, and private developers targeting high-income buyers have pushed both low-

𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 - refers to the financial resources necessary for a household to access a quality home, either to purchase or upgrade a home.

housing really means. Let’s start of with – 𝐇𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - this refers to the quality of a dwelling or a home condition within its environment that supports and ensures safety, wellbeing and dignity of people. Have a read about what this means below. #HousingForAlll

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧? At Habitat for Humanity Fiji, we’ve broken it down to four components. Over the next few days, we’ll share a series of posts to walk you through what adequate