Our mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low and moderate income communities around the world, helping them improve their social, economic and environmental conditions.

Founded in 1952, the Cooperative Housing Foundation - now known simply as CHF International - serves more than 20 million people each year, empowering them to improve their lives and livelihoods for a better future. CHF currently has programs in more than 30 countries around the world, across Asia, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, Europe & the Caucasus, and the Middle East.

Economic development
Emergency response and transition
Health
Governance
Urban development
Infrastructure
Housing