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About Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka PDF Print E-mail

Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka is a registered non-governmental organization whose mission is to provide simple, decent, affordable housing to people in need. To receive assistance from a local affiliate project, a family must live in unfit or inadequate housing and must not be able to afford or obtain better housing through conventional means. Partner families are selected based on their ability to contribute labour and repay the cost of the house. Religion, Ethnicity, Political status Kinship and Friendship do not determine a family's eligibility.

 
Programs at Habitat PDF Print E-mail

Building Cost Effective Houses

Cost effective homes are built with the use of the Building Training Centres (BTC). At the BTC, the beneficiaries are trained to make their own soil bricks, concrete columns, door / window frames and the construction of their house etc.

The "sweat equity" of the beneficiary helps minimise the cost of the materials and the training received will make them acquire new skills for a better livelihood.

Environmental & Energy Saving Initiatives

By working towards the 7th Millennium Development Goal 'Ensure Environmental Sustainability', the building of houses were coupled with environmentally friendly and energy saving initiatives
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Total Houses Built

   As at July 2010

HRC East         3546
HRC South       3131
HRC West        1855
HRC Central     3119
Vanni                  63
Total             11714


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