Recently, hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes when a severe earthquake hit

the state of Gujarat in northern India. Every day millions of people world wide call our

streets their home. In cases like these, people may need a helping hand; Habitat for

Humanity is an organization working to put a roof over the worlds head, one house at a

time. Currently they are working with families all over the world to help get them off the

streets and into a home. Habitat for Humanity in India is working to build as many as a

thousand houses over the next three years for those who were left homeless by the

Habitat for Humanity (HFH) is a non-profit organizatio

the houses and the selection of the families.

the partner families and puts the money towards other housing projects.

local HFH member for help. The HFH family selection committee picks the homeowners

in the program, and the ability of the family to repay the loans. HFH gives all families

with these people to construct a decent home to live in. Sometimes, they will simply

based on the severity of their situation, the willingness of the family to become a partner

remodel a run down house, while other times they will construct houses from the ground

The partner families are required to work ,along with volunteers, on the construction of

without a home, they have the comfort of knowing that there is someone out there who

around fifty th

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