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My Personal Message Hey Everyone,Firstly a big thanks to everyone who supported me in my fundraising efforts for Habitat Ireland's build in Mozambique last year, it was an amazing experience and you can check out pics of some of the very happy homeowners on facebook that your generous donations helped provide homes for. This year I am off I Habitat Ireland's first ever Women's build, I will help lead a team of Irish women to take part in this rewarding task. As we face difficult economic times here at home please consider donating how ever little it may be to provide housing to people in are in much more dire need than us. Thanks for visiting my personal fundraising page. The Habitat for Humanity Ireland charity is a very worthy cause and I would very much appreciate your support in helping me to raise funds for this charity. You can donate using the "sponsor me now" button below via credit or debit card. You can be assured that your transaction on the mycharity.ie website is very secure. You will automatically receive an e-mail from me thanking you for your support, and acknowledging the amount of your donation. Any donation no matter how small is hugely appreciated especially in the current economic climate. Many thanks in advance for your support, Ciara Romania: According to the national statistics, 35 percent of the housing stock in Romania is in a state of complete neglect and needs urgent repairs. Progress toward a stable market economy has been slow and difficult after years of the oppressive rule of Dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Real wages for working Romanian families have dropped by about 40 percent, putting additional pressure on the strained social system. The unemployed, farmers and housewives are the social categories most affected by severe poverty. Two-thirds of Romania’s poor live in rural areas. In the cities, many dwellers live in cramped apartments in condominium complexes. Much of Romania’s housing stock is low-quality and deteriorating because of a lack of maintenance. A family of eight is more likely to live in a two-room flat than in a house. More than 10,000 blocks of flats were constructed before 1980 and now need serious renovation to their infrastructure, heating systems and roofs. More than half of rural communities have no access to piped water. Since 2005, Romania has faced its worst floods in the past 100 years. July 2008 brought new floods in the northern counties, leaving thousands of people in temporary shelters. Here are some examples of Habitat projects in Romania: • Construction and rehabilitation of homes and block apartments Habitat for Humanity Romania builds and renovates homes in partnership with low-income families throughout the country. This can range from one-house builds to blitzes of 10 or more houses in just one week. Rehabilitation work is aimed at improving living conditions for families in the communist-era apartment blocks. • Affordable housing for vulnerable groups Habitat for Humanity Romania is actively working to provide simple and decent shelter for vulnerable groups such as the Roma, the mentally disabled and former orphans raised in state-run institutions. These groups are marginalized in society and have no access to funds to improve their housing situations. |
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About my charity Habitat for Humanity is a worldwide non-profit housing organisation that works in partnership with people in need of decent housing to build and renovate simple, affordable homes. Habitat for Humanity is dedicated to achieving the vision of a world without poverty housing and homelessness, and to make decent housing a matter of conscience and action. Habitat for Humanity is building houses in Ireland and nearly 100 other countries around the world. Since 1976 Habitat has served more than 500,000 families. For more information, visit www.habitatireland.ie or join us on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Click here for more information |
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