The Publication of Habitat for Humanity International | April / May 2002
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• Decent, Affordable, Habitat Houses Bring Transformation
• In South Africa: A Sense of Place Yields Stability
• In India: A Joy That Knows No Bounds
• In California: Family Leaves Danger And Fears Behind
• In California: Stability Brings Family Reunion
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 In Korea: Safe Shelter Establishes Permanence
• In Romania: Doctors Once Trapped By Poverty Housing
• In England: New House Means New Mindset for Teen
• In Kentucky:
10-year-old Enjoys a "Room of One's Own"
• In Guatemala: Improved Health, Tranquility Make the Difference


From the clatter of urban alleys to the earthen landscape of farms and villages, low–income families worldwide bend under the weight of poverty housing. They lack clean water, adequate sanitation systems and the financial wherewithal to improve their plight through conventional means. For these families, hope wanes–that is, until Habitat’s model of partnership housing reaches them where they live.




Habitat for Humanity values families and works to strengthen them through affordable homeownership, thereby improving lives and fostering unity amid a global family.

In the following pages, individuals from around the world share the transformation they have experienced in decent shelter. Each Habitat family member–from grandparents to mothers, fathers, sons and daughters–has a story to tell. Here are just a few.
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