Editorial
Habitat for Humanity Brazil (HFHB) has been settling partnerships with different national and international institutions to support the development of its projects all over Brazilian territory.
In this edition of our newsletter we present an example of alliance with ANDE, an important non-profitable Social Organization. The project aims to provide income generation to Varjada Community, which is located on Passira city, north of Pernambuco.
We will also bring information about the partnership between HFH Brazil and City Hall of Recife (Pernambuco State). This is an initiative of the Local Government, supported by City Hall of Nantes (France). Both National and International Government joint efforts with HFH Brazil to implement a program of sustainable development in Brazilian northeast.
Another way of institutional partnership aiming to strengthen our projects is having the support of international celebrities to lead advocacy efforts on behalf of HFH. Know about Jon Bon Jovi experience, singer and musician of international recognition named “Founding Ambassador” for Habitat for Humanity.
In this month, special attention to the election process of the National Deliberate and Fiscal Counsels of HFH Brazil.
I invite you all to read about these experiences and about the main news related to housing issues.
Fraternally,
Ademar de Oliveira Marques
Executive Director
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VIII Extraordinary and Ordinary General Assembly of HFH Brazil
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Lílian Mammana – President of Habitat for Humanity Brazil |
This year, the annual general assembly of Habitat for Humanity Brazil was held over the weekend of April 14-15 in Recife, Pernambuco State.
On the first day, an extraordinary meeting, was dedicated to discuss the “Political, Social and Economic Analysis and its effects in Housing Issues in Brazil”, presented by Ricardo Gouvêa of Bento Rubião Foundation (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil). After that, by the end of the afternoon, the social and political position of Habitat for Humanity Brazil was analyzed and the necessary changes at the organization’s statutory were done.
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HFH Brazil helps the building of a Public Center of Solidary Economy in Recife city
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Photo - Habitat para a Humanidade Brasil |
Since the end of February, HFH Brazil has been acting in partnership with the City Hall of Recife city to the project “Job Operation”. This project from the local government is looking for the union of several aspects that could contribute in theoretical and practical ways with the professional graduation of 25 young people from the communities of Caranguejo and Tabaiares, both located in an area of mangrove in Recife city that compose a Special Zone of Social Interest.
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Project “Embroidering with Art, Weaving the Life”
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Photo - Habitat para a Humanidade Brasil |
Habitat for Humanity Brazil, in partnership with Caixa Econômica Federal, the Brazilian Government Bank, and World Vision, is developing a project for income generation in the rural community of Varjada, in Passira city, countryside of Pernambuco State. The main goal is the social and economic inclusion of all economically active women of the region throughout the development of the handicraft (embroidering of Passira) that they have been producing. Aiming to reach positive results, it will be offered professional development, educative and financial courses, also in away of just and solidary commerce.
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Jon Bon Jovi leads advocacy effort as Ambassador of Habitat for Humanity
The newly created Habitat for Humanity Ambassadors Program is an advocacy initiative that is a joint effort between Habitat for Humanity International and the entertainment-industry-support organization, Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity. Its goal is to engage celebrities and entertainment industry leaders that can bring heightened awareness to the worldwide-housing crisis and to Habitat’s effort in providing safe, decent and affordable shelter.
Rock icon and philanthropist Jon Bon Jovi has been named the first Founding Ambassador of the Habitat for Humanity Ambassador program as part of the international-nonprofit organization’s new advocacy outreach initiative. Musician, singer, songwriter and actor, Jon Bon Jovi is most recognizable as the voice for the band Bon Jovi. Since the group’s formation in the early 1980s, Bon Jovi has sold more than 120 million records worldwide and at more than 2,700 shows in over 50 countries, more than 32 million fans have seen Bon Jovi in concert.
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