Foundations of Habitat
The Georgia cooperative farm where Habitat's housing model began.
What is Koinonia farm?
This U.S. President and First Lady became Habitat's most famous volunteers in 1984.
Who are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter?
Habitat will celebrate its 50th anniversary in this year.
What is next year (2025)?
Habitat now works in more than this many countries worldwide.
What is 70?
Homeowners' participation toward their home purchase is called this.
What is sweat equity?
The husband and wife team who started Habitat.
Who are Millard and Linda Fuller?
The Carter Work Project has built homes on every continent except these two.
What are Antarctica and Australia?
In 2000, Habitat celebrated this milestone.
What is the dedication of the 100,000th house ?
The term "Habitat" in our name comes from this UN conference first held in 1976.
What is the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (AKA Habitat I)?
Habitat's resale stores that fund local building efforts are called this.
What are Habitat ReStores?
The year Habitat for Humanity International was founded.
What is 1976?
The first Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project was held in New York City in this year.
What is 1984.
The first U.S. ReStore (then called the Home Store) opened in this year.
What is 1990?
In 1985, the United Nations designated the first Monday of October as this to reflect on the state of our habitats and on the basic right of all adequate shelter.
What is World Habitat Day?
Habitat's mortgage model helps keep homes this.
What is affordable?
The African country (then Zaire) where the Fullers tested their model before launching Habitat International.
What is the Democratic Republic of Congo?
This North Carolina city has hosted two Carter Work Projects.
What is Charlotte?
The fastest Habitat house built by a team of volunteers took this long to complete.
What is 3.5 hours?
According to Habitat's global advocacy campaign--HomeEquals--1.1 billion people live in these housing conditions.
What are slums and informal settlements?
Habitat's Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative dramatically increased the impact of this program.
What is home repair?
The very first Habitat house in the US was built in this Georgia town.
What is Americus, Georgia?
President and Mrs. Carter have worked alongside more than 104,000 volunteers in 14 countries to build, renovate, or repair this many houses.
What is 4,390.
Habitat achieved this rank on Builder Magazine's 2008 Builder 100 list.
What is first?
Since 1976, Habitat has served this many families with access to decent housing.
What is more than 62 million?
In addition to building, Habitat advocates for better housing policy through this initiative.
What is "Habitat Voices in Action"?