Habitat for Humanity International celebrates 300,000th home

Habitat for Humanity organisations throughout the world are celebrating a major milestone, November 13 – 14, when construction begins on Habitat’s 300,000th house in Naples, Florida., U.S.A., and 300,001st house in Zacapa, Guatemala. Habitat for Humanity New Zealand is among the more than 2,300 Habitat organisations worldwide that have made this milestone possible.

The 300,000th house represents a decade of major growth for Habitat for Humanity, which was founded in 1976.  In 2000, Habitat’s 100,000th house was built in New York City and 100,001st house in Plains, Georgia. Five years later, Habitat dedicated its 200,000th home in Knoxville, Tennessee, and its 200,001st house in Kanyakumari, India.    

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