Habitat for Humanity Canada

Published purpose

Habitat for Humanity Canada in collaboration with Fiji Women's Rights Movement will facilitate a 2-day Women’s Housing Forum in Fiji. The Pacific Women in Housing Forum will bring together women, people who identify as women, women with disabilities, young women, Indigenous and two-spirit women, and male gender champions from across the Pacific including Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Toga, Samoa, and Vanuatu to learn about climate resilient and affordable housing and document the barriers and opportunities to women accessing safe and climate-resilient, affordable housing. Four participants from each of the participating countries will be invited to attend the Women’s Forum and the subsequent Pacific Regional Housing Forum. The anticipated impact is that women, including Indigenous women, in Canada and the Pacific have an increased understanding of climate-resilient housing practices to better secure and support their homes, as well as the policy environment and key asks for their governments, such as