World Habitat Day

World Habitat Day October 5, 2009
"The world is experiencing a global housing crisis. About 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing and 100 million are homeless, according to the United Nations.(1) These people are increasingly urban residents, and every week more than a million people are born in, or move to, cities in the developing world.(2) Today, a billion people — 32 percent of the global urban population — live in urban slums. If no serious action is taken, the United Nations reports that the number of slum dwellers worldwide will increase over the next 30 years to nearly 2 billion.(3)

In the United Sates alone, 95 million people, one third of the nation, have housing problems including payments too large a percentage of their income, overcrowding, poor quality shelter and homelessness.(4) Throughout the world, people live in inadequate housing, and Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to providing decent, affordable homes for those in need." http://www.habitat.org/how/why.aspx

The Habitat homes are not free, nor is it a government program. Habitat homeowners pay an interest free mortgage and put in time working on the home of other future homeowners. It means so much to the future homeowners when you donate your time or money to begin the build.

Sites to visit: http://myhabitathome.blogspot.com http://nakedineden.com/nakedinedenblog/ http://www.habitat.org/

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Nonprofits & Activism

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• World Habitat Day
• October 5th
• Habitat for Humanity
• Robin Easton