Jessie Strauss fundraising for China-'17 Strauss Team
Jessie Strauss
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I want to help families by replacing their mud brick houses with strong healthy home. Habitat enables families to afford safe houses by providing interest-free loans.
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About Me
I have led 40 Habitat for Humanity trips throughout the world, building houses in 13 countries. Knowing that more than 100 families are living in safe, strong, healthy homes gives me great satisfaction.
I think of myself as a catalyst for getting the homes built, rather that a super strong builder. All who are donors are catalysts, too. Without seed money for homes, Habitat could not expand the number of families served. The families pay back the cost of their homes with interest-free loans, and that money goes into a revolving fund.
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Housing NeedOver the past three decades, living standards have dramatically improved for many of China’s more than 1.4 billion residents, but inequality has also sharply increased. About 150 million Chinese still live on less than $1 a day. Many of the poor lack access to affordable housing, shut out by soaring land and house prices.
Established in 2000, Habitat for Humanity China was galvanized by the devastating May 2008 earthquake in Sichuan. To date, Habitat China has built homes and assisted nearly 1,000 families in half a dozen Sichuan communities, including many built during the 2009 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. Habitat China has also worked in partnership with Leprosy Mission International to improve homes for people afflicted with leprosy.
China has hosted Global Village trips from 12 countries. Your donation to a Global Village trip is needed to continue Habitat’s mission of building simple, decent, affordable housing in China.
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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