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This is a great idea. I did a lot of work with Habitat for Humanity and helping build homes is a powerful part of getting people out of poverty & into the workf
by frankdenbow 11y ago
This is a great idea. I did a lot of work with Habitat for Humanity and helping build homes is a powerful part of getting people out of poverty & into the workforce. How do you handle the production of the homes and do you have plans to improve that process?
- ROFISH 11y agoAnother similar question: How do you handle the purchasing of land? Do the recipients own the land?
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- Matth3wMarshall 11y agoHi ROFISH! The Haitian government supports this project and has issued the land for this purpose (home building) so the families will not only own the physical structures, but the land as well :) --Matthew (Co-Founder of New Story)
- Matth3wMarshall 11y agoHi Frank! Thanks for the kind words. We work with local partners that have been on the ground, know the area, and are excellent at what they do (aka their bread and butter - building homes). The real cool thing is that the homes are built using local labor so it's a win-win benefiting the local economy. In the future, we'll scale using other local partners around the world. One thing in particular that we've implemented in Haiti to improve the process is turning their paper process to digital - HUGE difference in reporting and increasing efficiency. --Matthew (Co-Founder of New Story)