CEBU CITY—Habitat for Humanity kicked off its Youth Assembly in Cebu, June 24-26 to empower young leaders to craft, create and pitch sustainable, community-driven solutions to housing challenges and issues across Asia-Pacific through the Habitat Youth Solutions grant.
From 88 applications across 12 countries, 40 youth-led solutions have been shortlisted to join the 2025 Habitat Youth Assembly happening at Seda Hotel, Ayala Mall, where these 40 young leaders vie and pitch their projects for the grant.
Habitat for Humanity selects up to 10 youth solutions during the assembly here to receive US$4,000 in grants that promote a more innovative, inclusive, and collaborative housing ecosystem for sustainable and resilient communities.
The 3-day Youth Assembly brings in experts from various sectors that collaborate with Habitat for Humanity to solve global housing challenges, for the youth leaders to learn broader impacts of housing, urban development, understanding the housing market, building and advocating for housing, among other topics.
According to Habitat for Humanity (HH), the Youth Assembly 2025 in the Philippines provides these 40 young leaders from 12 countries the opportunity to learn with experts about housing, climate change, inclusion, among others; network with the 2023 Habitat Youth Solutions winners; and ideate with peers from across the region and explore opportunities for fundraising.
Youths from Nepal and Fiji pitch housing solutions using bamboo and training communities in disaster prone areas in Nepal and Fiji to use bamboo for housing needs. Another youth from India, Chatt Shakti talks about her women-powered initiative to address the rising heat in rural India by applying solar reflective paint on rooftops.
These are just some of the youth solutions
being presented at the Youth Assembly 2025 with their respective photo gallery
exhibited at the lobby of the venue for the judges and the assembly to view
from June 24-26, 2025. (Photos: MBCNewman)
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