Linked with Habitat for Humanity UK, and with World Habitat Day – October 4, 2010.
Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, Christian organization that seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world and make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action worldwide. Habitat has built and renovated more than 350,000 homes around the world, providing more than 1.75 million people with safe, decent, affordable shelter. Habitat was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife, Linda … (Who we are 1/2).
Homepage; Sitemap;
What we do; Where we build; World Habitat Day news; Stories; Newsletter; Jobs; Get involved; Support;
Complaints of wrongdoings (also in arabic, russian, french, spanish);
Addresses: Habitat for Humanity International, Europe and Central Asia Area Office, Zochova, 6 – 8, 811 03 Bratislava, Slovakia – (plus 15 National Offices);
and also down of World Habitat Day news: Habitat for Humanity, International Headquarters, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, GA 31709-3498, USA;
Contact.
Who we are 2/2: … How does it work? Through volunteer labor and donations of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner families.
Habitat houses are then sold to partner families at no profit and financed with affordable loans. The homeowners’ monthly mortgage payments go into a Revolving Fund that is used to build or renovate still more Habitat houses.
Habitat is not a giveaway program: In addition to a down payment and the monthly mortgage payments, homeowners invest hundreds of hours of their own labor—sweat equity—into building their Habitat home and the homes of others.
Where we work: Habitat for Humanity works in more than 90 countries and more than 3,000 communities worldwide. Local affiliates or community groups are supported by national, regional and area offices which provide training, information resources and oversight.
Check out our where we build section for more information:
Habitat in Europe and Central Asia: In Europe and Central Asia, Habitat works in 20 countries, building and repairing homes, offering microcredit home-improvement loan, improving water and sanitation, working on disaster response and advocating for affordable housing, all with families in need. In this region Habitat has served more than 10,000 families to date together with volunteers and homeowners. Habitat’s Europe and Central Asia regional headquarters are in Bratislava, Slovakia.