Habitat for Humanity Global Village
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Welcome to Karen O'Toole's Fundraising Page
Habitat for Humanity is the world’s number one not-for-profit provider of housing for low income families in need. Established in 1976, Habitat for Humanity has changed the lives of people all over the world. Today, Habitat for Humanity works in thousands of communities and has built, rehabilitated and repaired well over 400,000 homes, sheltering more than 2 million people. Currently, every 7 minutes a family has a better home and a better life thanks to Habitat for Humanity, its volunteers and partners.
We believe a stable, secure home creates the foundation for change, giving people the opportunity to be healthier, happier and more secure and for children to be better nourished and better educated. We believe building a decent home provides much more than bricks and mortar – it provides real hope for the future.
We don’t just provide a roof – we build communities. We also address water supply and sanitation issues and in some communities provide health, education – like teaching financial literacy and livelihood assistance.
We don’t give hand-outs; we give people hand-ups by building homes in partnership with families both in Australia and overseas. They put in labour and a deposit, and we assist with the expertise and financing and importantly, as the no-profit loan is repaid, it helps to finance even more homes for people in need. So with Habitat your dollar goes further.
Thank you for your support.