We help families living in extreme poverty find dignity, security, and strength through the process of becoming homeowners.
We're on a mission to end homelessness for real people now.
Good housing does more to improve human living conditions than any other factor.
For women and kids, lack of secure housing leads to significant increases in gender-based violence, risk of human trafficking, child-marriage, poor mental and physical health, and poverty.
Women in underserved rural areas are barred access to financial and physical resources to build a secure home.
Less than 20% of women in Nepal own land and of those only 11% control their land. This is an indicator of control over all finances and property. And without ownership, women often have no options when met with domestic violence and abuse.
We’re here to change that.
NIVAS partners with single mothers to take the lead in building new homes and new home businesses to radically transform life for their families.
“This is the only safe place to spend my life so I treat it like a temple. It is also my own house, so I have worked on it like a temple.”
OUR IMPACT
GROWING COMMUNITIES
We’ve partnered with 11 communities across Nepal to develop improved housing and sanitation, often in the wake of a major natural disaster.
PEOPLE W/ NEW OR IMPROVED HOMES
By building or improving privately owned homes, we help develop secure environments where families can thrive longterm.
PEOPLE W/ NEW TRADE SKILLS
Our training programs help hardworking parents develop or evolve existing skills to generate more stable income for their families.
DAYS OF GOOD-PAYING WORK
All our teams and collaborators make good wages, infusing the economy and supporting Nepali women in roles they deserve.
Our niche in solving the housing crisis is serving the most vulnerable. Those unseen by broader programs.
Our methodology is streamlined, context-adaptable, and holistic. Ending homelessness and disrupting the poverty cycle.
