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Over €10,000 raised for Haiti
Habitat for Humanity Ireland would like to thank everyone who donated so generously to our Haiti appeal. To date over €10,000 has been raised! This money has been sent to Habitat for Humanity Haiti to assist with its relief and recovery operation.
The scenes of loss and destruction from Haiti are heart breaking. Nearly 700,000 people are without homes in the capital city Port-au-Prince alone. More than 200,000 people are dead and nearly 400,000 are injured.
It is estimated that HFH’s recovery and building work will cost $60m and reach 50,000 Haitian families in the next 5 years. This plan includes the building of secure hurricane-resistant housing. Resource Centres will be established to provide building materials, train Haitians in construction techniques, assist small businesses with microfinance loans and increase disaster preparedness. This work will strengthen the foundation for HFH, our volunteers and supporters to continue partnering with Haitians for years to come.
Before the earthquake Haiti was already the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. More the 80 per cent of the population were living on less than US$2 a day, 55 per cent on less the US$1 a day.
HFH is committed to working with the Haitian people towards long term, sustainable development in the country to help families and communities break free of the poverty cycle.
Without your continued generosity this work would not be possible.
Thank you!
Donate to Haiti today: http://www.mycharity.ie/event/hfh_haiti_fund/
Posted by David Lynas on 26 Feb 10
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HFH Ireland Volunteer Wins Prestigious Helping Hand Award
Kathrina Bray (22), a trainee solicitor from Westmeath has been chosen by Barnardos as their Helping Hands award winner for 2008 for her work with Habitat for Humanity Ireland in Paraguay.
Kathrina was one of a group of 15 people from all over Ireland to travel to Encarnacion in Paraguay as part of the international volunteer scheme, in August of 2008. This was Kathrina’s fourth Global Village trip having previously worked in Zambia, the Philippines and Ghana. 2008 was the first time that volunteers from HFH Ireland have been to Paraguay, and the trip was an immense success, the group built two houses in the space of ten days.
After receiving the award Kathrina spoke about the reason for her on-going support of Habitat for Humanity Ireland:
This year’s trip to Paraguay saw us travelling for over 24 hours and visiting 4 different airports, but its was all worthwhile when one saw the joy, the excitement and the appreciation on the faces of the new homeowners when they were presented with the keys to their new home, which brought with it the hope and expectation of a new and better future for them.
Habitat for Humanity Ireland would like to congratulate Kathrina for her well-deserved award and hope that she will continue to volunteer with us long into the future!
Posted by Elaine Dobbyn on 17 Nov 08
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Open teams for 2010
We’ve expanded our Open Teams programme so now there are more options then ever before! Participate and you will discover a new culture, make life-long friends as well as practically helping a family in need. Read more about each destination by following this link:
Open Teams are open to any individual over the age of 18 – no construction experience necessary.
Posted by John Ryan on 29 Sep 08
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