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I'm fundraising for Habitat for Humanity, Amarante, Portugal, to work on rehab for an older home outside of Porto. Everyone deserves a decent home!
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Update #7
Dear friends and supporters of our Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal Fundraising campaign, WE REACHED OUR GOAL! With your generosity, support and caring, we have reached our fundraising goal with a few hours to spare! Thank you for all your help in getting here. I'll try to keep you posted after the project. You can visit the group pages to learn more about Portugal and the city of Amarante. I am so grateful to each and every one of you. You are making a difference in our world. I know the people of Portugal join me in sending gratitude and will benefit from your contributions. We are all part of the community, sharing, giving and receiving and working together. . The dates of the project are September 8 to September 16. With gratitude, Irene Lipshin
About Me
Working with Habit for Humanity is my way of living what I believe, to support social justice and equality, by actively contributing. I have walked the Camino in Portugal and I am excited to help families in this beautiful country. Thank you for helping achieve that goal.
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Housing is a major concern of poor Portuguese families, who often live in dilapidated homes in rural areas or shacks in the big cities. Successive governments have liberalized key areas of the economy over the past 20 years after decades of military dictatorship, but economic growth has been slowing since 2001. The recent financial crisis left many people without jobs or savings to improve housing conditions.
At the same time, the need for housing is growing, especially in urban areas. The state cannot support the development of new social housing units. And Portugal has been a destination for emigrants since the late 1970s, when people from former African colonies and Brazil began arriving. More recently, in the 1990s, emigrants from the Soviet Union found refuge there.
Habitat for Humanity helps low-income families in Portugal by building new homes on family-owned land and by renovating houses in the towns of Braga and Amarante. Homes are made of traditional local materials: bricks, red roof tiles, shutters on the windows, and ceramic tiles inside. Recently, the Habitat Portugal has been looking for local opportunities to raise funds to build more simple and decent homes.
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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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
over 4 years agoUpdate #7
Dear friends and supporters of our Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal Fundraising campaign, WE REACHED OUR GOAL! With your generosity, support and caring, we have reached our fundraising goal with a few hours to spare! Thank you for all your help in getting here. I'll try to keep you posted after the project. You can visit the group pages to learn more about Portugal and the city of Amarante. I am so grateful to each and every one of you. You are making a difference in our world. I know the people of Portugal join me in sending gratitude and will benefit from your contributions. We are all part of the community, sharing, giving and receiving and working together. . The dates of the project are September 8 to September 16. With gratitude, Irene Lipshin
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #6
Dear Friends, my Fundraising Campaign for Amarante, Portugal is almost over. Last date for contributions is July 24.
We're still short of our goal, so if you know people who may want to support our project, please share the post.
I am so grateful for your generosity and kindness in contributing to help us reach our goal to fund our rehab housing project for people in Amarante, who are in great need of decent housing. I hope you know that your generosity and caring for people at home and abroad, make a difference in our world.
With deepest gratitude, Irene Lipshin
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #5
Dear Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal friends and supporters, there's still FIVE DAYS LEFT to help us meet our fundraising goal. Please feel free to share this campaign with friends and family. Thank you for making a difference here and abroad. We all share the same planet, our home. Check out my page for information about Habitat for Humanity in Portugal and the people we serve. Gratitude! Obrigada, Irene
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #4
Dear Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal friends and supporters, there's still FIVE DAYS LEFT to help us meet our fundraising goal. Please feel free to share this campaign with friends and family. Thank you for making a difference here and abroad. We all share the same planet, our home. Check out my page for information about Habitat for Humanity in Portugal and the people we serve. Gratitude! Obrigada, Irene
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #3
Dear Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal supporters, thank you for your generous contributions for our fundraising campaign. We've just hit 50% and hope to meet our goal within the next eight days. It's your kindness and caring that make a difference. Please feel free to share this campaign with friends and family. No amount is too small. The families in Amarante and I are grateful. Obrigado! Thank you.
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #2
Hi, Friends, I have ten more days to reach my goal of support for my Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal team! If you would like to be part of the solution, please head on over to my Team page and support the volunteers and Habitat for Humanity. Thank you all for helping to make this world a better place.
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Irene Lipshin posted a new update:
almost 5 years agoUpdate #1
Hi friends, I'm fundraising for Habitat for Humanity, Amarante, Portugal, to work on rehab for an older home outside of Porto. Everyone deserves a decent home! I've reached 10% of my goal and thank everyone for supporting the volunteer work I will be doing in Portugal in September. I have ten more days to reach my goal! Please head on over to my Habitat for Humanity Amarante, Portugal page to support our team and the people of Portugal. Gratitude!
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