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Haitian families move into their new homes

by communications on February 15, 2012

Habitat representatives, partner families, local donors, partners, officials and supporters celebrate a new beginning in Habitat’s Santo community.

LÉOGÂNE, Haiti  – Yesterday,155 families left homeless by the 2010 earthquake took possession of their new permanent homes in Habitat for Humanity’s Santo community in Léogâne, 18 miles west of Port-au-Prince and considered to be the epicenter of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake.

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Owning your own home creates Stability

by communications on February 14, 2012

Recent research by Habitat for Humanity (HFH) Australia has found that the stability of owning your home was the biggest change to partner families’ lives since moving into their Habitat home. [click to continue…]

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Habitat on the Hill

February 8, 2012

To reach our goal of safe, decent, affordable shelter for all, Habitat for Humanity works to change the systems, attitudes and policies that can lead to inadequate housing. Over the next few days Habitat’s leaders, volunteers and supporters will gather in Washington DC for our 6th annual advocacy and legislative conference.  This event brings people [...]

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Haiti’s Lesson For Us All

January 27, 2012

Mark Andrews, Habitat for Humanity International’s vice president for Haiti recovery, reflects on the last two years in Haiti. It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since that awful day. I wasn’t in Haiti. In fact, I’d never been. But I remember the first news flashes from Port-au-Prince, and I remember where I [...]

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Rebuilding Haiti – Sustainable Solutions

January 26, 2012

Joseph Phénol Henrilus is one of the many workers hired to help Habitat improve the lives of earthquake-affected families by building transitional shelters. Working in Habitat’s workshop in Cabaret, Joseph preps the steel anchors for each shelter.

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Are you our next Communications Intern?

January 25, 2012

It’s fair to say that in Ireland today the majority of young people between the ages of twenty and twenty-five have probably done or are currently doing internships. In a climate where jobs are scare internships have become just another rung on the career ladder. Unfortunately, for many out there internships can fail to provide [...]

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Carter Work Project Builds Hope and Homes in Haiti

January 25, 2012

As part of Habitat for Humanity’s earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn rolled up their sleeves with 500 other volunteers from around the world on a Habitat build in Leogane, 18 miles west of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. The weeklong build, which was part of Habitat’s 28th [...]

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Habitat Homeowner Story: Marie Nicole Sanon

January 24, 2012

Marie Nicole Sanon’s home in Léogâne, Haiti, was destroyed by the earthquake of January 12th 2010. Here is her story: Marie Nicole Sanon, 34, stands proudly in front of her Habitat upgradable shelter. It wasn’t that long ago when she and her three children lived in a tent made of scraps of bed sheets.

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Habitat in Haiti – Two Years into the Earthquake Recovery Programme

January 23, 2012

Two years after the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12, 2010, Habitat for Humanity’s five-year disaster recovery programme has helped more than 40,000 families or approximately 200,000 individuals in Port-au-Prince, Léogâne and Cabaret.

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Millennium Development Goal 8 – Developing a Global Partnership for Development

January 20, 2012

The eighth and final Millennium Development Goal (MDG8) is to “develop a global partnership for development”. This goal is integrated into the very core of all Habitat for Humanity projects. We work alongside volunteers, local people, local governments, our homeowner families and whole communities, forging strategic and long lasting partnerships for development with every home [...]

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