Habitat for Humanity Armenia - Habitat for Humanity Armenia seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from Armenia, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action

Habitat for Humanity Armenia seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from Armenia, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action www.habitat.am

About Habitat for Humanity Armenia

Who are we

Habitat for Humanity Armenia is the new name for Habitat for Humanity's presence in Armenia. After nearly eight years of work in Armenia, Habitat for Humanity re-launched its country organization in June 2008 to serve more low-income families at an exponentially faster rate. Habitat for Humanity in Armenia upholds the same Christian principles as its worldwide partner, Habitat for Humanity International.

What we do

Habitat for Humanity Armenia is committed to providing housing solutions for families in need of a simple, decent place to live and thrive. Typically, we work with low-income families to build or renovate homes that are paid for over time by affordable, no-profit mortgages or home-improvement loans. Because families also contribute hundreds of hours of "sweat equity" as their home is being readied, Habitat for Humanity's model is one of self-help - or a hand up, not a handout.

Why we do it

Habitat for Humanity Armenia believes everyone deserves and safe, secure place to sleep at night. In Armenia, one night in a house with a leaking roof is one too many, one day in a domik with temperatures fit for an oven is one too many, one seismically unstable house brought down by a tremor is one too many. The need for scaling up simple, decent shelter for families in need in Armenia is urgent and desperate.

How we do it

Habitat for Humanity Armenia tackles poverty housing through a variety of efforts, including the construction of affordable, efficient houses; the completion of half-built homes; implementation of water and sanitation facilities; advocacy of improved housing policies for low-income families; engagement of volunteers and other like-minded partners; and more. So far, we've helped nearly 400 families in need in Armenia into safe and secure shelter.

Who our partners are

Habitat for Humanity Armenia invites everyone to help in the fight against inadequate, unsafe housing-people of any nationality, gender or background; people of all faiths or no faith; and people with construction skills or no skills. In Armenia, our many partners include individual volunteers throughout the country, Armenian diaspora in numerous other countries, socially conscious corporations, the Armenian Apostolic Church, government officials and embassies, and hundreds of low-income families.

Join Us!

It's easy to support Habitat for Humanity Armenia's mission by volunteering, donating money and praying for our work. And it's rewarding to help others help themselves! Let's make inadequate shelter a part of the past in Armenia! Contact us at info@habitat.am

What is Habitat for Humanity International?

What is Habitat for Humanity International?

Habitat for Humanity Armenia is affiliated with Habitat for Humanity International.

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.

Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

Habitat has built more nearly 300,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter. HFHI was founded in 1976 by Millard Fuller along with his wife, Linda.