Habitat News
Tag Team Effort Builds the Jaboon House
On 9 July hardworking carpentry and
plumbing students farewelled a house they had been working on as
part of their trade courses. The house was completed to gib-lining
stage. This is the first joint venture between Habitat LNI and the
Whitireia Community Polytechnic, and we hope there will be many
more.
Student Pepe Obeda said “Being able to build a real live house is what made me really want to come to Whitireia’s course. It’s pretty easy once you’ve learned the technique! I’m disappointed to have missed out on the main beginning bits, but I’m looking forward to building another house”.
In a moving ceremony when we
gathered with the students, partner family dad Felix Jaboon
spoke of “the joy to be receiving this palace, and the
knowledge for the students that they had done something that
counted”.
We welcome volunteers on site to help
us complete the Jaboon home. For more information contact the
LNI office on (04) 238 4251 or email info.habitat@xtra.co.nz
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