International Board of Directors
The International Board of Directors of the global network Habitat for Humanity International held their annual meeting in Skopje this October. In addition to the meeting, the IBoD participated in activities organized by HFH Macedonia, including the groundbreaking for the first Habitat Settlement in Veles. read more...
First Habitat Settlement
Habitat for Humanity Macedonia officially launched the construction work on the first Habitat Settlement in Veles for low-income families. Over the course of the next three years, Habitat will build 90 apartments in 11 separate builds on 4.700 sq.m. The plan for the first year is to build 24 apartments which will become available to the partner families before the settlement is fully completed. The average size of a home is planned to be 52 sq.m., and the complete investment for this settlement will be 2.7 million dollars. read more...
New project initiated
120 families in the municipality of Vasilevo, now successfully connected to the main water supply system, are beneficiaries of our new pilot project aimed towards financing the water supply and sanitation connection for underserved families. An additional 10 families in the village Rasche and 12 families in the village Mamutchevo were also accepted to the program and their connection to the main water supply system is in progress. read more...
Program financing
A new agreement for financing HFH Macedonia's program aimed towards improvement of poverty housing has been signed with the Dutch International Guarantees for Housing Foundation (DIGH). The agreement, worth 1 million EUR and effective as of June 2008, foresees affordable loans for reconstruction and renovation of substandard homes in the next 10 years. read more...
Report
HFH Macedonia`s Roma Housing Fund was singled out as a positive example in the Report on the Condition of Housing and Health in the Roma Community in Republic of Macedonia, published by the Humanitarian and charitable Roma association "Mesecina" from Gostivar. read more...
Partnership
Newly formed alliance between Habitat for Humanity Macedonia and Collier County Habitat for Humanity has been a highlight of the event of inauguration of the Macedonian Honorary Consulate in Naples, Florida, on February 8, 2008. read more...
Recognition of our work
Habitat for Humanity Macedonia is glad to inform that the ongoing program Home Improvement Fund aimed towards improvement of the poverty housing in Macedonia through microfinance partnerships has been selected among the 3 most innovative development project worldwide, according to the evaluation done by the Global Development Network, World Bank affiliated development institution. read more...
Habitat Day 2007
For second time HFH Macedonia gathered all partner families on one place. Being National and affiliate office at same time and running programs that are covering the whole territory of Macedonia, this kind of annual event was seen as must.
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Workshop
Habitat for Humanity Macedonia under initiative of Habitat for Humanity International hosted a 5 day workshop in Ohrid 4th to 8th of June 2007.
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Regional workshop
The Regional workshop: Exploring Opportunities for Improving Housing Microfinance Services for Roma is behind us. HFH Macedonia and its co-organizers the local office of FOSIM - Foundation Open Society Institute - Macedonia and Micro credit foundation Horizonti succeeded to bring together for two days many relevant organizations from this wider region and discuss the three point challenge: Roma, Housing, Microfinance. The workshop was held April, 12-13th in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. read more...
HFH Macedonia’s partnership programme
As of December 2006 and after 18 months of implementation HFH Macedonia’s innovative microfinance programme disbursed 98 reconstruction loans, totaling $ 446,810. They resulted in 60 reconstructions completed, while 38 were being in progress. read more...
Habitat day 2006
All families in the world deserve decent and affordable home, was the message sent by partner families, guests and other supporters of HFH Macedonia, during the “Habitat day - get partner families together”, a special event held on 18th of June in Action Park at Skopje Fair.
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First reconstruction completed
Bogdanovski are the first partner family that has completed the improvement of their home with the help of Home Improvement Fund.
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Home improvement fund inaugurated
On April 1, 2005 HFH Macedonia, affiliation of the global housing network Habitat for Humanity International and the Saving House Moznosti, implementing partner of the global microfinance coalition Opportunity International have signed an agreement of establishment of Home Improvement Fund. read more...
HFH - Macedonia and Moznosti initiated partnership through Innovative program in Macedonia. The Program should establish credit line that will provide small loans for reconstruction and renovation of the substandard homes. The credit line will be a disbursement tool of the Home Improvement Fund, established through joint contribution of HFH - Macedonia and Moznosti. The Program will provide non-financial services as well, in a form of advice and training for the credit beneficiaries. read more...
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