Five Decades of Building a Better World

Since 1952, CHF International has worked in more than 100 countries worldwide. Currently we work in an average of 30 countries per year. Our mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions. Each day, CHF International transforms promise into progress. CHF International is successful because it brings together the people, organizations and resources necessary to ensure steady, sustainable change.

Our programs ensure that individuals, families and communities:

Begin to participate in the decisions that impact their lives;
Learn to work together to solve their own problems;
Are provided with the tools and skills needed to escape from the bonds of poverty;
Form productive partnerships that will sustain the cycle of progress; and
Develop confidence in their ability to create a brighter, more prosperous future for themselves and their communities.

CHF Achievements in the Last Year

More than 115,000 beneficiaries received new housing or shelter improvements in post-disaster and emergency environments.
Hundreds of low-income artisans have improved their skills and expanded their businesses, increasing revenue by US$176,000.
Small business entrepreneurs have received US$47 million in micro-credit housing and business loans, including 8,400 loans made directly to women borrowers.
10 million people, 37% of them women, benefited from CHF community projects in agriculture, environment, education, health.
488,000 individuals received more than 3.6 million loans.
More than 1.5 million people improved their livelihoods through employment and skills building programs.
Over the past two years, CHF’s worldwide programs have assisted 30 million people.

Areas of Practice

Cross-Cutting Themes