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Originally Posted by Calvin
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I think you may miss the point of volunter work, well it is for the experience it also helps those less fortunate with free labour and in the case of Habitat para la humanidad a decent place to live. By the way the 2 houses I have built have been for indeginous people. The materials are bought and produced locally and the Abanil and ayudante were indeginous. The ripple effect is far reaching because we buy local food, lodging, transportation and goods produced by locals. So you see the money that was brought into the community may be used to feed the family and send the kids to school and in the case of Habitat Guatemala they have now built over 40000 houses, and in my opinion that has produced a lot of economic spin offs. 
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Hi,
Just wished to add a comment to Cal's information. I was involved with Habitat for Humanity (The Global Village Project) in Chile in Nov. of 2008, and it was my understanding that part of our $1200.00 fee also went to pay for (part) of the materials for the project as well. And if I remember correctly, part was put up by the Chilean government. Thus it was that in some ways, the projects may have not have been doable without our monetary contribution. The work Habitat does also employs (as Cal said) locals such as our maestro's, localy trained carpenters to oversee our work and work with us, as a result of Habitat International having these projects.
I felt it was a very worthwhile and fullfilling project for everyone involved.
On that note, I am hoping to return by motorbike one day to see the families again, as they were all so nice.
Just my thoughts.
Ian
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