Support the Invisible Billion: 1.1 billion people—enough to circle the globe nearly 14 times if they stood shoulder to shoulder—live in slums worldwide.

Limited access to essential services like electricity and clean water exposes them to life-threatening diseases. Unstable homes lacking proper infrastructure are vulnerable to extreme weather.

The time to act is now. Without urgent action, the number of people living in these conditions will continue to grow. Your signature can help.

Improved housing reduces poverty and leads to better health and higher educational attainment. These ripple effects uplift entire cities and countries, advancing sustainable development globally.

Habitat for Humanity invites you to join a global movement to amplify the urgent need for adequate housing in slums to the G7—a group of world leaders capable of driving transformative housing policy and allocating resources to this critical issue.

Despite its critical importance, global development assistance is facing significant constraints. It is more crucial than ever to ensure aid reaches those who need it most. 

When these leaders convene at the G7 Summit in Canada in May 2025 to tackle global challenges, we will deliver our petition to elevate the critical importance of including housing and slums on the global agenda. Our specific asks:

• Prioritize the inclusion of housing and urban development across different sectors and embed housing issues in the gender, health, climate and urban G7 working groups.
• Develop a tracking tool to enhance accountability and monitoring of funds supporting housing and informal settlements in foreign assistance data.
• Invest in innovative and gender equitable slum upgrading projects to improve health, education and livelihoods, and empower those most vulnerable.

Add your name to the petition today. Together, we can help make the "invisible billion" visible to world leaders. Because everyone deserves a decent place to live.