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Habitat for Humanity Great Britain Habitat for Humanity Great Britain is a non-profit organisation seeking to eradicate housing poverty by helping families to build their own safe, decent homes. Habitat for Humanity Great Britain is part of Habitat for Humanity International which has helped over 3 million people out of poverty housing in over 70 countries across the globe. Habitat for Humanity’s work is built on the belief that a healthy home can change every aspect of a person’s life. With a decent home, a person’s health is protected, providing access to clean water and sanitation facilities and protecting a family from the elements and from disease carrying insects. A good home will also present a family with opportunities; home based businesses can be set up and children have the opportunity to study for school, activities that are almost impossible in poverty housing. A decent home can make all the difference to family life; home is the place where families grow together and children can learn and play, and from individual families, communities grow. Groups of people who have the benefit of decent housing can form strong communities that thrive. Habitat for Humanity works on the basis that helping a person into a proper home gives them a hand up, not a hand out; from this point on, they have the ability to help themselves out of poverty. Habitat for Humanity often works by providing microfinance loans to families who would be unable to access them otherwise. The family pay off the loan in affordable instalments. This allows people to work for their new homes, allowing a sense of ownership and achievement; this money is put into a revolving fund that will then help more families achieve the dream of home ownership. Habitat for Humanity also works with families who have lost their homes in natural disasters, partners with healthcare organisations to provide a holistic approach to helping those with HIV/AIDS, and has an Orphans and Vulnerable Groups project which prioritises children and adults with the very greatest need. == Values and beliefs == Habitat for Humanity is a Christian charity; the charity aims to put God’s love into action through its work. However, although the charity was built on Christian beliefs, they work on the principle that God’s love overlooks no-one and that everyone deserves a safe, decent place to live. People from all backgrounds and faiths are encouraged to volunteer with the charity, and faith is not taken into consideration when families are chosen to become Homepartners (beneficiaries). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Habitat for Humanity Great Britain」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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