Villagers do Shramdhan for Carter Lonavala and other housing projects
After former US president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter’s visit to Patan village in November 2006, an ambitious housing project bearing his name now provides life shelter for 100 needy families of 26 villages around Lonavla in Pune district.
The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) 2006, undertaken by an international NGO Habitat for Humanity (HFH), has signed an official partnership agreement with Social Action for Manpower Creation (SAMPARC), based in Maval taluka, to build 100 houses for needy families in and around the villages.
The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) is on a seven-acre site near Patan Village. The 100 families were selected from among the members of Abhinav Co-operative Credit Society (ACCS), a part of SAMPARC. Each family was given possession of a house (360 sq ft) under this project. The houses built in partnership with families in need, cost Rs 2.25 lakh each, of which Rs 75,000 is borne by the respective families. One-third of the amount had to be paid before taking possession and the remaining amount will be recovered in interest-free instalments in the next eight years.
The villager beneficiaries did shramdhan for their houses construction. They were also assisted by an estimated 2,000 volunteers of different organisations like SAMPARC and corporate ventures like Citigroup, Dow Chemicals, Whirlpool Corporation, HDFC Ltd, Aditya Birla Group and Nivara Sahya also assisted the project. The moneyn however, will be utilised in the next phase of JCWP in other villages. ACCS will also take the initiative to form women self-help groups, who will come to reside here soon. Dow Chemical International has decided to invest Rs 2.2 crore over two years in JCWP. Similarly, other corporate giants, involved in the project, will also be financially support the cause. The list includes Citigroup, Whirlpool, HDFC Ltd and many others who also supported for the same project in other countries.
Courtesy Maharashtra Herald
The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) 2006, undertaken by an international NGO Habitat for Humanity (HFH), has signed an official partnership agreement with Social Action for Manpower Creation (SAMPARC), based in Maval taluka, to build 100 houses for needy families in and around the villages.
The Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) is on a seven-acre site near Patan Village. The 100 families were selected from among the members of Abhinav Co-operative Credit Society (ACCS), a part of SAMPARC. Each family was given possession of a house (360 sq ft) under this project. The houses built in partnership with families in need, cost Rs 2.25 lakh each, of which Rs 75,000 is borne by the respective families. One-third of the amount had to be paid before taking possession and the remaining amount will be recovered in interest-free instalments in the next eight years.
The villager beneficiaries did shramdhan for their houses construction. They were also assisted by an estimated 2,000 volunteers of different organisations like SAMPARC and corporate ventures like Citigroup, Dow Chemicals, Whirlpool Corporation, HDFC Ltd, Aditya Birla Group and Nivara Sahya also assisted the project. The moneyn however, will be utilised in the next phase of JCWP in other villages. ACCS will also take the initiative to form women self-help groups, who will come to reside here soon. Dow Chemical International has decided to invest Rs 2.2 crore over two years in JCWP. Similarly, other corporate giants, involved in the project, will also be financially support the cause. The list includes Citigroup, Whirlpool, HDFC Ltd and many others who also supported for the same project in other countries.
Courtesy Maharashtra Herald
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