Habitat for Humanity New Zealand
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Habitat for Humanity is a Christian organisation that works in partnership with people of goodwill and families in need, to eliminate sub-standard housing by building and selling simple, decent homes on a not-for-profit basis, with affordable repayments.
Habitat has been building homes in New Zealand since 1993 and we have given over 300 families a hand up into their own home. Families are chosen according to their need, their ability to repay the loan from Habitat and their willingness to work in partnership with us. Our partner families invest 500 hours of "sweat equity" in their new home.
Habitat does not discriminate on any grounds. Habitat for Humanity works on the principle of giving "a hand up not a hand out".
We have seen the transformative effect that having a suitable home has on individuals and families:
- Spending less on rent allows for other necessities such as childcare, utilities and food.
- Children do better in school and develop social confidence.
- Parents achieve greater success at work.
- Families experience stability, better health and hope for the future.
- We believe that every individual and family whose lives are improved by improving their housing helps to build the foundation for a better New Zealand.
- Addressing the issue of affordable housing is more than an act of generosity or charity. It is a strategic investment in the future of our society.
Winning a donation from Sovereign will help us achieve:
Invest in tools to assist us to more effectively and efficiently deliver our programme of serving more families with an address. Better housing means healthier children. This recent article from the NZ Herald supports the issues we help with.
Our details:
| Registration No: | CC28026 |
| Region: | Hawke's Bay/East Coast, Waikato/Bay of Plenty/Rotorua, Manawatu/Wanganui/Kapiti, Northland, Taranaki, Wellington, Auckland, Central Auckland, South Auckland, North Auckland, West Auckland, East Auckland, Canterbury/South Canterbury, Southland, West Coast, Nelson/Marlborough |
| Category: | Early childhood support and child shelter assistance, Children's health - life threatening illness |
| Contact Person: | David Lawson (Marketing Manager) |
| Address: | PO Box 112387 Penrose Auckland 1642 |
| Telephone: | (09) 579 4111 |
| Email: | information@habitat.org.nz |
| Website: | www.habitat.org.nz |
| No. helped nationally: | 385 families |
| No. helped per project: | Every year approx 60 families lives are improved by either a new home or improvements through our Brush with Kindness programme. |
| Existing sponsors or funders: | Our sponsors include AMP Foundation, AMEX, CIGNA, Air NZ, Cerebos Greggs, Dulux, Dimond Roofing, Fujitsu General, and The Lion Foundation. |
