Betsy Weyer fundraising for Paraguay - Hinsley Team

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Betsy Weyer

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Paraguay - Hinsley Team

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Please help me raise the funds to build 1/4 of a house in Asuncion, Paraguay this Sept. I'll pay all my personal costs :) Your $ will be used for construction materials.

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over 9 years ago

Well, I was looking forward to Cochabamba and Lake Titicaca Bolivia (who wouldn't?) but it looks like our team will be headed to Asuncion, Paraguay! Habitat Bolivia has a "hold" on international visitors right now, so we will be headed next door to Paraguay, another land-locked country with a high poverty rate and too much sub-standard housing.
http://www.habitat.org/where-we-build/paraguay

A few more days have been given to us for fund-raising.

About Me

It has been my pleasure to work on Habitat Builds in Cambodia, Bangladesh, Biloxi, New Orleans, Seattle and Renton over the last 10 years. 

Participating on International Builds in Cambodia in 2013 and Bangladesh in 2012 opened my eyes to poverty housing in SE Asia and an understanding that we truly live in a Global Community.

Since 2011, I have served on the Seattle-King County Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors.  It has been an amazing experience and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

When I'm not pounding nails at Rainier Vista or slinging mortar in SE Asia, I represent buyer and sellers in the Greater Seattle and Eastside areas.

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Paraguay is the third poorest country in South America, and few government-funded housing assistance programs exist here. More than 1.1 million individuals suffer from extreme poverty, earning less than $1 a day. Approximately 750,000 families in Paraguay lack adequate housing, and 15,000 new homes are needed each year.

Habitat for Humanity Paraguay, founded in 1998, is working to make a positive impact on the availability of adequate, affordable housing here. During its first decade, Habitat Paraguay built more than 1,400 houses, providing decent homes for more than 7,000 people.

Each housing project is unique and adapts to the needs of the families and communities where Habitat Paraguay builds. All of Habitat Paraguay’s housing solutions — traditional homes, "progressive" homes, additions, repairs or improvements — are simple and economical and use highly durable materials, such as clay bricks, concrete floors and Spanish tile roofs. Using a variety of approaches allows Habitat Paraguay to serve more families and increase the availability of simple, decent, affordable housing.

We invite you to join our Global Village team in partnering with families in need to help build safe, affordable, decent homes. Many of our Team members have a personal connection with Paraguay as we are adoptees or adoptive parents whose children are from Paraguay. Working together, we can create positive change. Thank you for becoming a part of the Global Village experience!

Global Village is Habitat for Humanity’s international volunteer program. Teams travel to over 40 countries to work alongside communities, build housing solutions, and experience local culture. Our goal is to change the lives of the people we serve, as well as the lives of the volunteers.

To join a team or learn more, visit www.habitat.org/gv.

About Habitat for Humanity International 

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 1,300 communities throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.

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Betsy Weyer posted a new update:
over 9 years ago

Habitat Asks its Global Village Volunteers to be Flexible, so....

Well, I was looking forward to Cochabamba and Lake Titicaca Bolivia (who wouldn't?) but it looks like our team will be headed to Asuncion, Paraguay! Habitat Bolivia has a "hold" on international visitors right now, so we will be headed next door to Paraguay, another land-locked country with a high poverty rate and too much sub-standard housing.
http://www.habitat.org/where-we-build/paraguay

A few more days have been given to us for fund-raising.

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