Government & NGO Partnerships
Habitat for Humanity also partner with government bodies and non-government organisations on different projects. In Ireland we have partnered with Don Bosco Teenage Care, Cheshire Ireland, Ballymun Regeneration Ltd, Dublin City Council, the Dept of the Environment and Irish Aid.
Irish Aid and the OVC Programme
In response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa, Habitat for Humanity has developed a programme to improve the lives of affected orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.
Irish Aid is contributing generously to this project donating €540,000 over 3 years to the programme in Zambia. This money will help:
- Build homes for orphan-headed families (Target – 280 OVC families)
- Extend or renovate guardian households to provide more room for an extended family
- Provide succession planning and inheritance rights training (Target – 560 Caregivers)
- Apprentice youth in construction trades to enhance employment prospects
- Educate communities about HIV/AIDS prevention and care, as well as options for insurance and savings (Target – 560 caregivers).
HFH Ireland sent 2 volunteer teams to Zambia this year and aims to send 3 next year and 4 in 2010. These teams will assist in the physical construction of homes in the OVC programme in Lusaka and Ndola and raise on average €9,000 per team.
For more information on Irish Aid visit their website here or visit the Irish Aid Centre on O’Connell St, Dublin.
Links
Links to related organisations in the volunteering and housing sectors:
- Comhlamh
- Volunteering Ireland
- The Wheel
- Dtalk – Development Training and Learning @ Kimmage.
- Dochas
- Habitat for Humanity International