Contents message from the Area Vice-President When facing the multiple challenges that with recycled plastic, and we continued the FY21 brought, we innovated, reviewed advocating for housing. our program o昀昀erings, partnered with other organizations, and were able to impact We held the IV Housing Forum, this time hundreds of thousands of families. We adapted completely virtual, in which 1,639 people from projects to make their implementation a reality 40 countries around the world came together under the health guidelines of each country. to share experiences, lessons learned, and trends and challenges in housing. esilience. This word de昀椀ned Habitat As a result, we helped more than 1.4 for Humanity in 2021. During this year, Thank you to all donors, partners, volunteers, Ras an organization and indeed on a million people in Latin America and and collaborators who made it possible. personal level, we had to be more resilient than the Caribbean build or improve their And, of course, thanks to Habitat families, ever. We understood that the pandemic was who trust and join our organization to build a taking longer than planned, and, therefore, homes. better future based on secure, resilient, and we had to make adjustments that are often sustainable housing. Without all of you, our di昀케cult, but necessary to ensure that the In addition, we bene昀椀ted more than 4.1 million work would not be possible. mission of our organization endures over time people with improvements in public housing for the bene昀椀t of more families in need. laws and delivered more than 85,000 hygiene kits, emergency kits, and/or temporary At Habitat, we know that the pandemic has shelters. put the spotlight on the importance of decent housing, especially for families who need a We also assisted in the emergency following safe place to call home to protect themselves hurricanes ETA and IOTA in Central Ernesto Castro García from COVID-19. America. We challenged Haitian university Habitat for Humanity, Area Vice-President students to develop new building materials Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual Report - Latin America and the Caribbean, 2021 PAGE. 5