“Almost every second family lives in housing need”
In observance of World Habitat Day, Habitat for Humanity is hosting hundreds of global events to take action and help raise awareness about the issue of poverty housing in communities and the need for decent housing around the world. World Habitat Day, marked this year on Oct. 1, is designated by the United Nations as a time to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and the basic right to adequate shelter of all people.
"With so many families struggling to find a decent place to call home, World Habitat Day helps to raise awareness on how inadequate shelter impacts entire communities," said Jonathan Reckford, CEO of Habitat for Humanity International. "Ending substandard housing will require the public, private and social sectors to work together so that everyone benefits. Uniting around improved housing for all can help us to create a world where everyone has a decent place to live."
This year, Habitat for Humanity Armenia is urging supporters to go online and donate to Habitat for Humanity Armenia through this link www.habitat.org/donate/armenia. This virtual petition calls on key decision-makers to commit to recognizing the role of housing in communities, making affordable, adequate housing a priority and changing the systems and policies that lead to poverty housing.
"From our own observations we can voice that almost every second family in rural area lives in housing need" said Luiza Vardanyan, ED of Habitat for Humanity Armenia. "Habitat Armenia has a goal to serve 960 families during FY 2013".
Habitat for Humanity's theme for World Habitat Day 2012, "Many Homes, One Community," highlights the vital role that decent and affordable housing plays in community stabilization and development.
Throughout October and November, Habitat for Humanity and affiliated organizations from around the world will host hundreds of events in honor of World Habitat Day- from builds and flash mobs to parades, contests, housing forums and everything in between - to draw attention to the need for safe, decent, affordable shelter for all.
The United Nations established World Habitat Day in 1985 to spotlight the need for adequate shelter worldwide. On the first Monday in October each year, Habitat for Humanity affiliates and national organizations raise their collective voice, take action to change the systems, policies and attitudes that lead to poverty housing, and engage partners in solutions.
This year Habitat for Humanity initiates a trip to the USA (California and Michigan) on October 14-28, 2012 to hold meetings with Armenian Diaspora communities and Armenian churches in order to inform and update everyone on the mission, outstanding achievements and progress by Habitat for Humanity Armenia providing affordable housing solutions for families in need of a simple, decent place to live for the past 12 years and create, develop fruitful partnership with Armenian Diaspora to give new hope through homes to more low income families in Armenia.
