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THE HABITAT

News and Views for the Friends of Habitat for Humanity Canada

‘First House’Raising walls on Habitat’s first project on First Nations settlement land

Another Path HomePartnering with The MasterCard Foundation to expand microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

Students Carry on in MemoryDavis Doan’s legacy: a Toronto family with an affordable home

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A Message from our President & CEO

When making a donation of time or money to a charitable organization, a common question is whether to invest in the lives of individuals, in the future prospects of families, or in the betterment of an entire community. What sometimes isn’t as obvious though, is how far your contribution can in fact go to impact all three.

The most immediate effects of an investment of time or money in affordable homeownership is on the family that receives the home: with more manageable shelter costs, they are able to save money, pay for nutritious food, afford to send their kids on to higher education, live healthier lives and escape the cycle of poverty. But good housing also attracts economic investment and development, thriving schools, safer communities and social stability. Also, with more healthy living conditions, families often end or reduce their dependency on social services such as housing subsidies and healthcare – instead contributing to their communities as payers of property tax.

Despite this, survey results recently released by our National Leadership Council show that while 64 percent of Canadians believe housing will be less affordable in the future, few feel affordable housing is a problem in their community. I fear this shows that while Canadians see the warning signs, few fully appreciate the extent of housing need and impact affordable housing can have in communities across the country.

Every day, local Habitat affiliates across Canada work with community support to build safe, decent homes that are sold to

partner families at a price they can afford. The 50,000 volunteers that make our work possible are community-minded people who come together with passion and dedication to help families find dignity and empowerment through affordable homeownership.

After 27 years of building homes in Canada, Habitat for Humanity has helped over 2,000 low-income families achieve affordable homeownership. Around the world, over 500,000 families have accessed better, safer, or more affordable homes as a result of Habitat’s work.

Habitat’s affordable homeownership model helps families break the cycle of poverty. It drastically increases the likelihood individuals will succeed. It has a direct impact on the communities where projects are undertaken. The model is transformational, and long-lasting.

I strongly encourage you to consider donating your next dollar, or volunteering your next hour, to help a family move closer to Habitat homeownership. Our success to date has led to many brighter futures, but there is still a lot of work to be done. I invite you to browse the following pages and visit habitat.ca to get a sense of how, with the help of our supporters, we intend to steadily increase the number of families we serve every year.

Stewart HardacrePresident & CEOHabitat for Humanity Canada

Affordable Homeownership a Layered Investment


dwellHabitat for Humanity Canada News & Views

‘First House’raising walls on Habitat’s first project on First Nations settlement land

Students Carry on in MemoryDavis Doan’s legacy: a toronto family with an affordable home

Another Path HomePartnering with the MasterCard Foundation to expand microfinance in Sub-Saharan africa

We Can Because You DoHabitat for Humanity Canada 2012 volunteer award winners

Great Ways to Support Habitat

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The Habitat Spirit, a publication of Habitat for Humanity Canada, seeks to promote communication, discussion and networking among Habitat for Humanity affiliates, volunteers and supporters.

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All Weather Windows Helping Families Who Have Weathered the StormAs part of All Weather Window’s ongoing commitment to help low-income families realize safe, decent and affordable homeownership, the organization did something that many other national, regional and local partners of Habitat have done in the past – offered their employees the opportunity to volunteer on a Habitat build day.

The twist: All Weather Window’s “Factory Blitz Build” was held at their Edmonton and Mississauga production facilities, not on a Habitat build site. In total, 225 All Weather Windows employees volunteered their Saturday to assemble windows and doors for over 30 Habitat homes.

Since 2001, All Weather Windows has proudly supported the work of Habitat affiliates across Canada as a Platinum level partner, and this only further shows how committed the organization and its employees are to helping families realize affordable homeownership.

Today the organization is committed to donating at least $1,000,000 in windows and doors to Habitat builds and ReStores across Canada each year. In addition, All Weather Windows has encouraged other organizations to join in supporting Habitat, resulting in the sponsorship of several Habitat homes in the Edmonton area.

Over 60 plumbing and heating industry professionals thundered across parts of Ontario as part of the third annual CIPH and HRAI Ride for Habitat, held July 21.

This year’s ride comes after the 2012/2013 CIPH Charity Committee announced its goal to raise $2.75 million over the next two years for Habitat’s work in Canada. As part of CIPH’s annual Fundraising Week, the 60 riders alone brought in more than $17,500 in donations.

“Each year Habitat for Humanity provides homes for over 250 families in Canada and CIPH wants to continue to be a part of this,” stated CIPH Chairman of the Board John Hammill, Moen Inc.

Since 1994, CIPH and its member organizations have donated over $8.1 million in cash and product donations, helping countless low-income families realize affordable homeownership.

With the Federal Government announcement that the Canadian one cent piece is destined for extinction, Habitat affiliates across Canada started scouring their communities for Canada’s copper change.

After several months, some Habitat affiliates are boasting impressive penny counts:habitat for humanity sault ste. marie 1,366,650 pennies

habitat for humanity south Georgian bay 700,000 pennies

habitat for humanity halton 316,769 pennies

Thanks to everyone who cleared out their cars and couches to help make affordable housing available to more low-income Canadian families. If you haven’t yet, Habitat affiliates are continuing to collect pennies, many with several drop-off points across their regions.

“Each year Habitat for Humanity provides homes for over 250 families in Canada and CIPH wants to continue to be a part of this” CIPH Chairman of the Board John Hammill, Moen Inc.

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Pitching InAt age 14, Raymond Graham isn’t old enough to volunteer on a Habitat build site, so instead he’s contributing to his family’s Habitat sweat equity requirement by working with the local food share program and animal shelter in his home town of Nanaimo, British Columbia.

Sweat equity is a requirement of all new Habitat families and is completed as part of the repayment of their home. Most of the time this takes place on a Habitat build site, but like in Raymond’s case, exceptions are made based on age or physical ability.

“Sweat equity allows families to set roots in the community,” said Teresa Pring, Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island CEO. “It also gives them a greater sense of pride in their home, having worked hundreds of hours as a family to achieve it.”

Between Raymond’s efforts and those of his mom, Jo-Anne, they expect to complete all 500 hours required well in advance of their December move-in.

Raymond says he’s enjoyed helping out, but looks forward to the day he can volunteer on a Habitat build site.

For now, he’s happy to finally be getting his own backyard. Jo-Anne’s anticipating the greater safety and security the home will provide for her and her son.

builT GreenRaymond and Jo-Anne’s home is part of two energy efficient duplexes Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island has planned for Nanaimo.

Teresa Pring says that in an area where green-built homes are almost exclusively high-cost and custom-built, that they want to showcase that energy efficient and affordable can and should be synonymous.

“Not only will the homes reduce environmental impact, but their increased efficiency means that they’ll be less financially burdensome on homeowners,” she added.

Jo-Anne plans to use the savings in energy costs towards Raymond’s college fund.

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Support received through Habitat for Humanity Canada’s 360 Built Smart Partnership enabled this Habitat Mid-Vancouver Island build to be energy efficient. The 360 Built Smart Partnership is made possible by its supporters, including title sponsors The Home Depot Canada Foundation and Holcim (Canada) Inc.


As the small plane’s propellers wound down, I caught a glimpse of the landscape that surrounded. The stories I’d heard about short term visitors to the Yukon settling in for a lifetime were beginning to make sense.

As we were driven to the nearby Yukon Inn, we passed the

province’s Legislature and were told about a tent city protest that

sprung up on its front lawn last summer, only a few months before

the notorious Occupy protests swept across countless other cities.

What was being protested in the Yukon, though, had nothing to

do with inequality or a lack of jobs. The tent city occupants were

there because of the city’s lack of affordable places for them to live.

For this reason, they claimed the tents were a necessity as much

as a protest.

In addition to the stunning landscape, the Yukon continues to

attract a steady flow of new temporary and permanent residents

each year with something that many other Canadian cities lack

– vast job opportunities. With construction not keeping up with the

expanding demand brought by this increase in workers, housing

costs have increased to a level that is unaffordable for many.

Like the Whitehorse tent city, this was the reason for my

presence. But the issue reaches much farther than the borders of

Whitehorse or the Yukon. When looking at Canada’s North more

broadly, we find an incidence of core housing need that is 93

percent greater than the rest of Canada. We also find that over

half of the population is of Aboriginal descent.

These stats come amidst a national Aboriginal housing crisis,

highlighted earlier this year by the deplorable living conditions in

Attawapiskat, Ontario. Nationwide, the federal government

estimates a housing shortfall on First Nations settlements and

reserves of up to 35,000 units, while National Chief of the Assembly

of First Nations and Habitat National Leadership Council member,

Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, estimates the shortfall closer to 85,000.

With this in mind, Habitat for Humanity Canada launched its

Aboriginal Housing Program in 2007 to better understand and

serve the needs of Canada’s Aboriginal peoples. While the program

continues to serve families in and near urban centres, another key

focus is expanding the availability of Habitat homeownership to

serve more low-income Aboriginal families in rural areas, and on

Aboriginal settlements and reserves.

Years of progress has led to my arrival in the Yukon. It was not

the first of the program’s successes, but the most meaningful to

date, as myself and members of Habitat for Humanity Canada’s

National Leadership Council came together to work side-by-side

with the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations to raise walls on

the first Habitat project on First Nations settlement land.

Jayshree Thakar

National Manager, Aboriginal Housing Program

Habitat for Humanity Canada

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lead and Founding national partneraboriginal housing program

check habitat.ca/ahp for news and updates on habitat’s aboriginal housing program, or to make a donation to help build brighter futures for canadian aboriginal families

‘First house’ on First nations landaboriginal peoples have a deep spiritual, physical, social and cultural connection to their land, so building homes within aboriginal communities must be undertaken with widespread support.

on april 19, Habitat for Humanity Yukon signed a partnership agreement with the Champagne and aishihik First Nations to make affordable homeownership available to more families on their settlement land. Since, ground has been broken on a triplex affordable housing development in takhini river, 50 kilometres west of Whitehorse.

a milestone project, this is Habitat for Humanity’s first build on First Nations settlement land in Canada. by Spring 2013, it will make homeownership possible for three low-income First Nations families identified by the Champagne and aishihik First Nations and that meet Habitat’s normal partner family selection criteria.

Habitat for Humanity Canada hopes this project will lead to many more partnerships being formed and houses being built with Canada’s aboriginal peoples.

leadership build Weekbeginning September 9, members of Habitat for Humanity Canada’s National leadership Council, including assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn a-in-chut atleo, joined Habitat volunteers and Champagne and aishihik First Nations leaders and community members to work side-by-side on the takhini river ‘First House’. in addition to bringing the project nearer to completion, the event served to raise awareness of affordable housing need among aboriginal Canadians and how through partnership and collaboration, the Habitat homeownership model can be part of the overall solution.

The champagne and aishihik First nationsWith over 1,200 members, the self-governing Champagne and aishihik First Nations (CaFN) are one of the largest of the Yukon’s 14 First Nations. their traditional territory covers over 41,000 square kilometres – 29,000 in southwest Yukon and 12,000 in northern british Columbia. CaFN ties to their land reach back over 8,000 years.

as of February 1995, CaFN’s right to the Yukon portion of its traditional lands and resources was confirmed with the signing of the Champagne and aishihik First Nations Final agreement. the agreement provided ownership for 2,427 square kilometres of land, allowing the CaFN to begin exploring progressive homeownership models to help improve the shelter conditions of families on their settlement land.

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Shawn Atleo, Assembly of First Nations National Chief, overseeing the work being completed on the Habitat home.

Three Champagne and Aishihik community members who lent a hand while building their skill in construction techniques.

Brett Marchand, Habitat National Leadership Council Chair, eyes a board to be used in the construction of the home.


Sadly, in May the following year, Habitat toronto was informed that Davis had passed away following a battle with cancer. He was 25 years old. the news came as a shock to staff, who had grown to know Davis as an ambitious and determined community volunteer. During his time working with Habitat, he had never given any indication he was ill.

but Davis’ vision did not end there. Following his passing, fellow u of t students and friends continued the work he started through a group founded by Davis called eyes of Hope. Motivated to transform the lives of a local low-income family and honour the work Davis had set out to complete, they continued to push forward, towards their goal.

Friend and eyes of Hope member, anna bui, said about Davis, “he always dreamt big and strived hard to achieve those dreams, even if they seemed far from possible.”

and as time passed, raising the full amount was beginning to seem just that – far from possible. that is, until linda bélanger, leader of Community relations at genworth Canada, learned of Davis’ story and the trouble the students were having in carrying out his legacy.

“i was touched by Davis’ story, and how hard the students were working to bring his vision to life,” said linda.

Days later, genworth Canada announced they would donate $40,000 to match every dollar raised through eyes of Hope for the Habitat home, bringing the students only $14,000 away from their goal.

“We’re honoured to be part of such an inspirational project,” added linda. “i’m sure Davis would be very proud of what is being done here.”

on october 10, ground was broken on the four bedroom eyes of Hope home.

University of Toronto Students Carry on in Memory of Dedicated Classmate

It was early 2009 that University of Toronto Engineering student Davis Doan first approached Habitat for Humanity Toronto. He had an idea of raising enough money to build an entire house. Full of enthusiasm and energy, he set out to engage his fellow U of T students to raise the $80,000 needed to do so.

Davis Doan (bottom right) and Eyes of Hope volunteers at Habitat for Humanity Toronto’s Hainford build site, July 2009.

Thong Doan (left), father of Davis Doan, joins the Eyes of Hope Executive Committee and Genworth Canada’s Linda Bélanger (second from right) at the announcement of Genworth’s support of the Eyes of Hope home, July 2012.


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Another path homeThe dusty, rutted road that leads to Halima Bagaaya’s house doesn’t bear the load of cars often. The route from northwestern Uganda’s Katasenywa village is usually accomplished on foot.

Young boys push bicycles overloaded with green banana bunches. Women walk the road to reach the nearest well, balancing the ubiquitous, bright-yellow water jugs that are mass-produced in the capital city of Kampala. Only the slow crescendo of an approaching boda-boda – Uganda’s motorcycle taxi – forces foot traffic to the side.

Three years ago, a passerby wouldn’t have seen much of Halima’s house along this road. At that point, the 41-year-old widow had completed only the foundation of her future home. Halima had the know-how and labor help she needed to build the rest – money and building materials, however, were another matter.

As work remained at a standstill, Halima continued to pay rent for temporary housing elsewhere. “It was frustrating,” she remembers. “Having to pay rent and other costs, it was difficult to store up all I needed to finish the house.”

Then, one of Halima’s cousins told her about Habitat for Humanity Uganda, and something new Habitat was offering: housing microfinance. Halima decided to apply for a housing loan through the program. She completed an orientation on loan policies and procedures, and Habitat staff visited her to assess her situation.

In early 2009, Halima received her first Habitat housing loan. She used it to build the walls of her house. She had been able to secure some materials for the roof and used some of her savings to complete it.

After paying off her initial loan in 2010, Halima took out a second Habitat loan to plaster, paint and complete the flooring.

Today, her brick home is complete. She has a door that locks, offering protection for her, her sister Zahara Kimuli, and Halima’s 2-year-old niece, Halima Byanjeru. A white curtain blows back and forth on the breeze that sails through the window into the sitting room. Out back, Halima has been able to construct a chicken coop; hundreds of chicks provide her household with a steady source of income.

To the front and sides of the house, Halima and her sister have planted Irish potatoes, yams, tomatoes and onions. There are also several trees: mango, jackfruit and, of course, plantain – which is necessary to make matoke, the ever-present national dish in Uganda.

“It just makes you feel like you belong somewhere,” Halima says.

Why housing microfinance?Habitat Uganda has distributed more than 1,600 housing loans to people like Halima Bagaaya. While the approach remains relatively new in Uganda, it’s become a much more common tool for Habitat worldwide over the past decade, with housing microfinance programs now in more than 30 countries.

“Housing microfinance aims to fill the gap when families can’t finish a house or need help making home improvements,” says Mike Carscaddon, Habitat for Humanity International’s Executive Vice President for International Field Operations.

Housing microfinance gives families the flexibility to build in stages, at a speed that fits their needs and their resources. “In the developing world, we have learned that housing is a process,” Carscaddon says. “Housing is a verb – not a noun or a final product.”

partnering with The mastercard Foundation to expand microfinance possibilities in sub-saharan africaThrough a new partnership, Habitat for Humanity Canada, Habitat for Humanity International and The MasterCard Foundation will enable more than 17,000 additional households like Halima’s to access the housing microfinance products and services they need to improve their lives.

Focusing on Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda, the five-year project launched in October will work with up to nine local financial institutions already serving the poor to build their capacity and diversify products and services in order to meet shelter-related needs. In total, the project will provide $6.6 million to expand microfinance services for the maintenance and improvement of homes like Halima Bagaaya’s in these three African countries.

Halima Bagaaya was able to complete her home after receiving a microfinance loan through Habitat for Humanity Uganda.


(Above) 37-year-old Echum Hassim Oguta of Bweyale, Uganda is a house-builder who has never had a decent home of his home before now. He migrated to Uganda’s Masindi district from Gulu, in northern Uganda, when the fighting was fiercest during the country’s civil war. He and his family stayed in three traditional mud huts on land provided by the government for displaced people. While living there, Echum built other people’s houses, bringing home extra building materials when he could. With a microfinance loan from Habitat for Humanity Uganda’s Masindi branch, he installed windows and doors, and was able to plaster and concrete his home.

(Below) Echum Hassim Oguta’s 10-year-old son, Mujahid Echum, walks on the path to his family’s home.

(Left) Christine Tesot of Bomet, Kenya washes dishes outside her family’s home. Christine’s husband, Kipkorir Tesot, a retired teacher and subsistence farmer, was able to complete construction on his family’s home after receiving a series a small loans from Habitat Kenya’s microfinance program. The loans allowed him to build his home in stages with materials he had been saving for more than 10 years. H

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ome see retirement as the end of an era, others see it as just the beginning. For Orest Myckan, retirement has given him the chance to travel the world and help those less

fortunate. Since retiring in 1997, he’s participated in 22 Habitat for Humanity Global Village builds around the world.

“When retirement came along I said no more meetings, no more committees,” remembers Orest, who spent his career in human resources. He had been a long-time volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in his local community in Edmonton, even stepping-in as Acting Executive Director at one time, but the year he retired he joined his first Habitat build abroad – traveling to Honduras to build a house for a family in need.

A team-builder by trade, Orest began leading trips in 2000. “Once I started, I just couldn’t stop,” he says, “the experiences were just so fulfilling.”

Over the course of the last decade, Orest’s builds have taken him from Guatemala, the Philippines, Jamaica and Mexico to Cost Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic and even Nunavut.

Now 69, Orest plans to continue doing two international builds a year in addition to his local volunteer work. His latest build kept him on Canadian soil, hosting a group of volunteers from British Columbia at the Elizabeth Métis Settlement in Cold Lake, Alberta.

Orest says the payoff from his involvement with Habitat has been incredible. “You come together as a team and form really meaningful relationships with each other and the local people – and you see first-hand the results of your efforts,” he says.

Hammering nails and laying bricks across the globe has been Orest’s fountain of youth. “It really keeps me young,” he says.

Recently, Orest has been named Habitat’s National Volunteer of the Year and Habitat for Humanity Edmonton’s Don Neufeld Outstanding Volunteer, and he has received his affiliate’s 150+ hours volunteered recognition every year since it was established in 2007. Orest’s work abroad hasn’t gone unnoticed either, and the town of Guadalupe, El Salvador even named him as an honorary citizen.

Habitat for Humanity Canada is proud to further recognize Orest with this year’s Kenneth J. Meinert Leadership Award.

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Carl Ryanrecognized for his key role in building green and growing his Habitat affiliate

strong believer in Habitat’s approach to helping low- income families break the cycle of poverty through affordable homeownership, after Linda Armstrong retired from a career in telecommunications, she began devoting her time as a volunteer with her local Habitat affiliate in London, Ontario.

Shortly after becoming involved in 2007, Linda realized her passion lie in working one-on-one with Habitat partner families. Knowing that the process of purchasing

a home can be a burden no matter what your life situation, she would relentlessly offer her support and be available to partner families throughout the process – from submitting their home application to adjusting to their new responsibilities as homeowners. Linda wanted to make the process easier for Habitat families, many of which held two jobs just to get by.

Since joining Habitat London, Linda has travelled across Canada at her own expense to attend Habitat annual general meetings to improve her knowledge of

the organization and ability to serve partner families.

Linda personifies the commitment and passion of dedicated volunteers across Canada who have made it possible for Habitat for Humanity to come this far. Habitat for Humanity Canada is honoured to recognize Linda as this year’s Volunteer of the Year.

The Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life National Award for Leadership in Sustainable and Affordable Home Building was created in 2009 to encourage and inspire more individuals to champion the issue of affordable homeownership in their community. It was also designed to encourage the adoption of sustainable building practices to address “energy poverty” – an affordability issue many households face in the wake of increasing utility costs. The annual award provides $25,000 to a Habitat for Humanity volunteer in Canada for direction toward a Habitat for Humanity affiliate for a sustainable building project.

Carl Ryan, Board Chair of Habitat for Humanity Niagara, is being recognized by this year’s Award for his instrumental role in instituting and advancing recognized sustainable building practices over his eight years as a volunteer.

Through his leadership and tireless work with volunteers, local corporations and as a member of the Niagara Home Builders Association and Niagara Construction Association, Carl has directly supported the building of 17 sustainable houses and, more importantly, has provided valuable strategic leadership, positioning his local affiliate well for continued success over the years ahead.

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Great-West life, london life and canada life’s longstanding commitment to habitat for humanity canadagreat-West life, london life and Canada life, along with their staff and distribution associates, have a long history of supporting Habitat for Humanity Canada, sponsoring multiple builds and contributing hundreds of hours to the cause. in 2009, great-West life and its subsidiaries made a five-year commitment of $250,000 through their national corporate citizen program to support this award and sustainable homebuilding in Canada.

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the key to Habitat for Humanity Canada’s success is the generous contributions we receive from our corporate, foundation, individual and government partners. thank you to all of them. and a special “thank you” to our committed multi-year partners; your long-term investment helps us plan into the future and better achieve our mission to build sustainable communities across the country.

to view our complete donor list, visit habitat.ca. to learn more about partnership opportunities, contact Matthew gustafson at (416) 644-0988 ext. 352 or [email protected].

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2012 National Partners

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spiritTHE HABITATHabitat for Humanity canada upholds the highest standards of accountability and transparency. our reputation is our most important asset, and maintaining strong and open relations with our supporters is a top priority.

For this reason, Habitat for Humanity Canada is one of imagine Canada’s ethical Code Program participants, meaning that we commit to the guidelines set in imagine Canada’s ethical Fundraising and Financial accountability Code. For more information, please visit imaginecanada.ca.

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