I read this recently;
"Poverty is not the absence of money.
It is the absence of dignity." - Mvume Dandala
It struck me that even those of us who try to assist the poor can sometimes inadvertently take away their dignity by the way we go about it. This was true for me as a teenager when an agency tried to help our family. I hope we at Habitat don't do that.
Building friendships and homes
Habitat for Humanity in Dunedin is a volunteer, not for profit organisation. Our aim is to help people to own their own home by building affordable, quality houses using volunteer labour.