$4.2M in expenses

In september 2017, back-to-back hurricanes irma and maria devastated puerto rico, wiping out infrastructure, livelihoods and homes. Five years later, through a multiyear, multifaceted approach involving private, public and nonprofit partners and thanks to the generous support of abbvie, habitat for humanity international puerto rico (hfhipr) continues to make progress in communities throughout puerto rico and advocate for changes that will build resilience and reduce delays in recovery when disaster strikes again.(continued on schedule o)in puerto rico, hfhipr is partnering with families to make much-needed repairs to their homes. In addition to partnering with families to improve their shelter, hfhipr focuses on improving the skills of construction workers on the island and investing in the recruitment of training of new laborers, with a special focus on women and building community resiliency through participatory approaches. Hfhipr is partnering to address land titling issues; working at the household level to help families legalize their title status; at the community level with local organizations dedicated to solving puerto rico's tenure issues; and at the national level as a member of a policy working group founded with partners center for new economy, university of puerto rico law school and reimagina PR. Hfhipr is continuing to serve as a bridge and amplifying voice for organizations, institutions, municipalities, the government of puerto rico and disaster survivors working together to speed up and improve the quality of puerto rico's recovery.