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Armenia

Thanks from Armenia [1]
Habitat is grateful to all its supporters who answered the December appeal and made donations for families in Armenia. Read more [1]

A warm home for Christmas [2]
“As a young couple, we could never afford to renovate our home without support,” said Siranush Karapetyan, a 33-year-old doctor from Spitak, Armenia. Read more [2]


Bulgaria

My home will not be my fortress [3]
Everybody knows that children need space for moving around and playing. Read more [3]


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Big changes for the big house [4]
“My joy overflows even the new roof of our building,” – says Ludmila Borishevskaya trying to put into words her feelings after fully repaying a Habitat loan last August. Read more [4]

A warm place for special children in Kyrgyzstan [5]
Elena Domashova is thrilled that when winter arrives in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, this year, she will have a warm place to live. Read more [5]


Macedonia

Macedonia: Building homes for a better future [6]
Every morning, Zaklina and Zoran Damjanovksi get up at sunrise to prepare their two boys, Mario and Petar, for school. Read more [6]

Dreams come true for 24 families in Macedonia [7]
Simeon Gichev, 31 years old, will soon be a proud owner of his first apartment in Veles, an industrial town in central Macedonia. Read more [7]


Romania

Homes for orphans in Romania [8]
Eighteen years ago Mircea Toca and his wife Lidia from Oradea, in western Romania, decided to help orphans in their country. Read more [8]

The Mance family from Beius, Romania [9]
Ionut, 27, was born in a small village about 20 kilometers from Beius. His 24-year-old wife, Andreea, comes from Brasov. Read more [9]


Russia

Learning to hope [10]
The life of my family began to change when a friend of mine told me that there was an organization in Ulan-Ude, which helped people own a home. Read more [10]


Tajikistan

Tajikistan: All about home [11]
Snow is slowly starting to fall on the roofs of houses in Tajikistan. Families heat up their stoves and sit together in front of the fire. Read more [11]

Europe and Central Asia stories

A house for children with special needs [12]
Geri Petkova is a lovely little girl who greets all visitors with a big smile. Last year, she turned 10 but still needs more attention than her 3-year-old sister. Read more [12]

Turning hopes into homes [13]
After high school Cornelia Les stayed at home to care for her sick father as her parents had separated. Read more [13]


Source URL: http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/stories_homeowner.aspx

Links:
[1] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/thanks_from_armenia.aspx
[2] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/a_warm_home_for_christmas.aspx
[3] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/bulgaria_my_home_will_not_be_my_fortress.aspx
[4] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/kyrgyzstan_big_changes_for_big_house.aspx
[5] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/a_warm_place_for_special_children_in_kyrgyzstan.aspx
[6] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/macedonia_family_story.aspx
[7] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/macedonia_veles_story.aspx
[8] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/homes_for_orphans_romania.aspx
[9] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/the_mance_family_romania.aspx
[10] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/April_04_Learning_to_hope.aspx
[11] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/tajikistan_all_about_home.aspx
[12] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/a_house_for_children_with_special_needs.aspx
[13] http://www.habitat.org/eurasia/stories_multimedia/homeowner_stories/home_christmas.aspx