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Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a nonprofit development organisation which seeks to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. Its vision is ''a world where everyone has a decent place to live''. In more than 70 countries around the world, including Ireland, Habitat for Humanity engages families and communities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; advocates for fair and just housing policies; and provides training and access to resources to help families improve their shelter conditions. It aims to make housing a matter of conscience and action by providing a local solution that works in partnership with families and communities in need, and by supporting the global mission of Habitat for Humanity International. Habitat for Humanity does not build houses for people; it builds with them. It works with homeowners and volunteers to construct, renovate or refurbish homes, using donations of money, land and materials. Once completed, houses are sold to partner families at no profit, providing a hand up, rather than a hand out. Since being founded in 1976, HFH International has built more than 1 million homes worldwide,〔http://www.habitatireland.ie/2014/12/annual-report/〕 providing simple decent and affordable shelter for more than 5 million people in over 70 countries. Habitat for Humanity Ireland runs both a "Global Village" programme which sends team of volunteers abroad, as well as a "Local Programme" based in Dublin. ==Origins== Early in 2001, a group ofindividuals and representatives of churches and housing organisations from Dublin became interested in Habitat's fight against poverty housing. In June 2002, a core group headed to Durban, South Africa, for the Jimmy Carter Work Project to experience the work of Habitat for Humanity firsthand. Upon their return, they formed a steering board and started an affiliation process. In November 2002, Habitat for Humanity International's founder, Millard Fuller and his wife Linda, met with President Mary McAleese at Áras an Uachtaráin. On the same day the international board of directors approved the formation of Habitat for Humanity Ireland in Belfast. 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 Ireland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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