What is this? The partners What do we do? The achievements The challenge.

CHEC

HOUSING PROJECT

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

development project

service learning

experience

objectives :

openmindedness to North-South relationship

human, crosscultural and humanitarian experience

to reach the objectives…

spend one month thereWith a spirit of openmindedness

and service to the local population

participate in local development projects

In India

building small houses for destitute families

In Burkina Faso

financing a micro-damplanting trees

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

ICHECCLEMSON

INDIAN PARTNERS

BURKINABE PARTNERS

PARTICIPANTS

BENEFICIARIES

DONATORS

4 indian partners

DHARMAPURIMost Rev. Joseph Antony Irudayaraj

Bishop of Dharmapuri

SALEMMost Rev. Dr. S. Singaroyan

Bishop of Salem

SEVAIMr GovindarajuDirector SevaïTIRUNELVELI

Sr AnnamaryProvincial

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

10 Participants in each village

The project takes place in South

India

This is the kind of habitation the project replaces.

… the new home.… the beneficiaries…

The present habitation…

Students are building houses

…with the help of Indian

workers…

The aim is to build 9 to 10 houses per village. Houses are +/- 24 m2 and cost +/-700€ each.

During three weeks, students share their time between

the construction work and ……

… the discovery of the Indian Villages…

… the experience of another culture…

…and the experience of

living communally….

After three weeks…houses can be inaugurated !

By the workers and

the families…

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

In India

• for 16 years• 545 participants• 544 houses• 3 schools• 1 dispensary

In Burkina Faso

• for 8 years• 90 participants• 43.000€ given

for micro-dams • 38.500 trees

For three years now, Clemson students have joined the project.

2006 2007

2008

… those are houses built in

2001.

What is this?

The partners

What do we do?

The achievements

The challenge

one student = one house 6000 trees - 1 micro-dam

Humanitarian challenge

Burkina FasoIndia

crosscultural challenge

openmindedness to other culture

human challenge

openmindedness and service to

local people and team members

financial challenge

fundraising : 1.700 € /

participant

For more information:ICHEC Housing projectTel : 0032.2.778.03.07

http://housingproject.ichec.be vincent.huart@ichec.be

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