Habitat for Humanity was amazing and so much fun! I am so glad to be here and can't wait for the rest of the week. I can already tell that this is a place that I want to come back to.
We built a house for a older woman and her three children. She has been living in a shack that is hardly comparable for a long long time. It costs 70,000 rands, or about $10,000 to build each house, but the families get it for free. There are over 100,000 people on the waiting lists for houses and the main limitation is getting them through the system. They have a lot of financial support from individuals and companies, they just need to authorize which families will be getting the house. Some of the requirements to get a house are own the land and making less than 3,500 rands per year or about $50.
As we were driving around on the back of the truck, all the kids around were so happy to see us, waving and saying hello. It was so much fun!
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I just hope you measured twice and cut once :). Sounds like you're having a blast. Keep the pictures coming.
-Jill
Feelin' a bit ignored here in NYC.
You obviously think that just because you're on a safari in the middle of africa with no internet access that you don't have to reply to my emails, posts, etc!
Hope you're having fun though! I'll be really jealous if you see an Elephant. I'm a big fan.
~ Princess Petra
Was it hard to build the house?
that house is falling apart.
WOW that house is like totaly destryed that would not be cool if that was my house.
Hi Becca
this is Hailey in Mr.Schulteis social studies class. Is that what the average house is like in Africa?
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