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APPENDIX 5

GLOBAL VILLAGE FUNDRAISING GUIDE

Appendix 5

Global Village Challenge

FAQ

Doubling our impact!

Habitat for Humanity International is challenging Global Village volunteers to make an even greater

e ect on the global issue of poverty housing. With the help of our dedicated participants and leaders, we

are hoping to build twice as many homes.

What is the Global Village Challenge?

e GV Challenge is our e ort to expand our work and build twice as many houses than before. We

challenge all Global Village teams to raise the funds needed for at least one additional home (or more,

depending upon the cost of the home in the region). Previous teams that have undertaken the challenge

have together raised $10,000 to $35,000. We provide several ways — online and otherwise — to help

participants raise funds and awareness for our mission.

Why is Habitat adding this challenge to the Global Village program?

e world is experiencing a global housing crisis. About 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing,

and 100 million people are homeless, according to the United Nations.

ese people are increasingly ur-

ban residents, and every week more than a million people are born in, or move to, cities in the develop-

ing world. Today, 1 billion people — 32 percent of the global urban population — live in urban slums. If

no serious action is taken, the number of slum-dwellers worldwide will increase over the next 30 years to

nearly 2 billion, according to the U.N.

As a Christian ministry and worldwide leader in eradicating poverty housing, responding to this

global need is a matter of conscience and action. Global Village is a cornerstone program in Habitat for

Humanity International’s network. Our participants and trip leaders are some of the highest caliber, in-

spiring ambassadors for this mission. We believe that, because of the growing need in the world, Global

Village can easily double its e orts and serve twice as many families and communities than in the past.

We have 1.6 billion people counting on us to do this!

I am uncomfortable asking people for money. Do I have to do it?

No one is required to fundraise.

But we urge all Global Village participants to take on the GV Challenge because we know that as

leaders in eradicating global poverty housing, we can do more.

For people who are uncomfortable asking for money, we recommend two strategies:

and send it to your social network.

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