It all began in Chile, when a group of young people discovered the harsh and unjust conditions of poverty in which thousands of people were living in their country. They were supported, inspired, and guided by Felipe Berríos, SJ.

From that project, we officially became a non-profit foundation called

“Un Techo para Chile”

Earthquakes in El Salvador: the creation of MAPES (for the meaning in spanish as Friendly Hands for El Salvador), later known as VOCES (Volunteers Building El Salvador).

Earthquake in Peru: TECHO’s response to the emergency in Tacna and Moquegua.

ELA Chile (Encuentro Latinoamericano)​.
Se empieza a replicar la experiencia en: México (Guadalajara), Colombia, Ecuador (UC), Brasil (Recife, Pernambuco).
Un Techo para Chile + INFOCAP crean AIS (Área de Intervención Social).

Replica experiencia en Argentina (Córdoba), Uruguay y primeros trabajos en Bolivia.

We held the Latin American Gathering (ELA) in Uruguay, bringing together volunteers from across the continent. We arrived in El Salvador.

We held the Latin American Gathering (ELA) in Chile. We unified our networks and became a single regional institution: ‘Un Techo para mi País.’ We signed an Institutional Strengthening agreement with the IDB–MIF to support the expansion and activation of Social Inclusion initiatives in Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia.

We formally established in Costa Rica, Argentina, Peru, Colombia y Mexico.

We formally established ourselves in Brazil.

We formally established ourselves in Guatemala, Paraguay, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic. We held the First Latin American Volunteer Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

We formally established ourselves in Bolivia and the United States.

In response to the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti, we arrived in the latter country. We formally established ourselves in Honduras, Panama, and Venezuela. We participated in the Latin American Volunteer Meeting in Santiago, Chile.

We held the First Latin American Meeting of Community Leaders in Lima, Peru.

We consolidated our institutional brand: Un Techo para mi País became TECHO.
We participated in the First Latin American Meeting of Directors in Bogotá, Colombia.

We held the First Latin American Volunteer Meeting in São Paulo, Brazil.

Construction of the 100,000th home.

We held the Second Latin American Meeting of Community Leaders in Mexico City.

We held the Habitat III Meeting.

We published From the Territory, a report on the challenges Latin American cities face in overcoming inequality.

The fires in Chile, the floods in Peru and Colombia, the earthquake in Mexico, and the hurricanes in the Caribbean bring us closer than ever to a state of emergency.

We published “The Emergency of Living Without a City.”

Social Factory at TECHO Paraguay.
First constructions in Recife, Brazil.

Within the framework of the annual meeting of Ibero-American National Coordinators and Cooperation Officers in Madrid, the regional consultation «Sustainable Development in Ibero-America: Challenges and Tensions from Local Governance» was presented, coordinated by the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Ibero-American Youth Organization, and TECHO.

In response to COVID-19, TECHO has implemented actions in each country directly and indirectly related to the pandemic, such as the distribution of food and hygiene kits and the construction of health facilities. First Regional Volunteer Meeting held entirely online.