We have helped give
3
6
3
families their own homes in NZ
The Habitat Model
Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with families in need and people of good will to build and renovate simple, decent homes.
Build
Habitat is not a hand- out programme. Each partner family invests at least 500 hours of their own labour, called "sweat equity", into building and or renovating their homes and the homes of others.
Habitat relies heavily on volunteer labour to help build or renovate the homes, and has several key sponsorship partners who donate or discount a range of building materials. We also have a number of businesses that support their local community house builds.
Buy
The houses are sold to partner families on a not-for-profit basis and are financed with affordable loans.
Re-Invest
The regular payments from partner families are reinvested back into the programme through a revolving fund called the Fund for Humanity. This money is then used to build more houses.