How are partner family selected?
Family qualifications
Specific criteria for families to qualify for Habitat homes are defined by local affiliates based upon the needs in their communities. Local criteria must include the following three basic criteria that Habitat for Humanity International requires of all Partner Families in all countries:
- Be currently living in substandard housing and having no other means to obtain decent housing (based upon the general living standard locally / country-wide);
- Be willing and able to repay the no-profit no-interest loan (covering the cost of home-construction); and
- Be willing to 'partner' on the construction of their own homes and on other Habitat homes by working at least a minimum number of "sweat equity" hours, usually 500 hours per family. In addition to reducing the cost of construction, partnership helps to develop a sense of pride of ownership and a sense of community.
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