Mission and Values

Habitat for Humanity Bulgaria is a public benefit foundation that works to improve housing conditions and eliminate housing poverty, and develops its activities in four key strategic areas – affordable housing construction, housing improvement financing, development of innovative products and market-based tools to improve the accessibility of housing improvements, participation in housing policies, strategic and programmatic documents.

Since launching its activity in 2001, Habitat Bulgaria has been promoting the idea of ​​adequate housing as a basic human right and has been working to activate the public’s awareness towards eliminating housing poverty.

Following the ideas and principles of partnership, community cooperation, volunteering, concern and respect for the needs of others, Habitat Bulgaria has so far built 12 new homes with the help of over 650 volunteers from more than 50 countries worldwide has supported more than 6,000 partner families in 24 settlements in the country.

Habitat Bulgaria initiated the establishment and is the coordinator of the National Coalition for Improving Housing Conditions in Bulgaria, “Decent Home”. The Coalition is an informal association of organizations led by a common desire, position and ideas for providing better housing conditions in Bulgaria. It was established in January 2014 and since then it has been actively working and recruiting new supporters and members. The number of Coalition members at the moment is 36, including non-governmental organizations, industry and professional chambers and associations, leading companies in the construction sector, municipal administrations.

You can find more information about the organization here: Annual Report 2024

Habitat Bulgaria is part of the large network of Habitat for Humanity, a global non-governmental organization operating in more than 60 countries around the world. Since its founding in 1976, the organization has helped more than 65 million people to improve their living conditions by working alongside people of all walks of life to build, repair and finance their homes, by innovating new ways of building and financing, and by advocating for policies that make constructing and accessing housing easier for everyone. Together, we build homes, communities and hope. 

In FY2025, 20,881,908 people gained the potential to improve their housing conditions through our training (155,936) and advocacy (20,725,972). Solid Ground and Home Equals advocacy campaigns, which aim to advance policy changes at the local, national and global levels, exemplify substantial progress in expanding access to land for housing and securing adequate homes for people living in informal settlements.

The work of Habitat for Humanity is made possible thanks to donors, partners, and the 827,607 volunteers who helped build, advocate, and raise awareness about the global need for shelter during the FY2025. You can find more information about the organization in Habitat for Humanity’s 2025 Annual Report.