Did you know?
• One in two people in sub-Saharan Africa survive on less than $1 per day.
• Less than 50 percent of Africa’s population has access to hospitals or doctors.
• Less than one person out of five has electricity. Out of every 1,000 inhabitants, 15 have a telephone line and less then eight out of every 1,000 people have Internet access.
• Habitat for Humanity International has affiliates in 25 African countries. Affiliates in Africa operate similarly to U.S. affiliates. They work with families to build homes and hope. Learn more about Habitat for Humanity in Africa at www.habitat.org/ame.
How you can help Advocate! Write a letter, make a phone call or send an e-mail to your state senators and representative. Ask them to support an increase in international development assistance funding. Habitat for Humanity International recommends increasing poverty-focused development assistance by $6 billion in fiscal year 2008. Increased international development funding will support housing finance, microfinance and slum upgrading. To learn more about Habitat for Humanity’s legislative priorities visit www.habitat.org/gov. Learn more about the Global Village Program! Global Village trips give participants a unique opportunity to become active partners with people of another culture. Team members work alongside members of the host community, raising awareness of the burden of poverty housing and building decent, affordable housing worldwide. The Global Village Youth Program gives groups of youth ages 14 to 25 opportunities to build throughout the world with Habitat for Humanity.
