Housing Fund
There is probably no greater help that you can give a family than to build them a house. Our housing program is our most successful. It is tangible. You can see it standing in front of you when finished. Not only that, there is a physical and psychological change in the family themselves. It is probably the closest icon of redemption from poverty that a family can have. Each house consists of a living room, bedroom, kitchen, verandah, toilet and bathing room totaling about 350 square feet.
 
The family of Leena John Kolla before and after they received a new house
Click here to see more photos of our housing program.
There are two ways that you can build a house for a family.
- The first and most direct way is by paying the full cost. The house is built as soon as possible. Much depends on the weather. The 2006-7 cost to the donor is $2475.00
- The second way is through our housing program which is subsidized by our community development fund permitting the construction of about 13 houses per year.
- In the subsidised housing program, the family usually pays a small part of the building cost. A donor can opt to pay the family's share if the family does not have sufficient funds. Families who have been assisted by a sponsor for some time would be more likely to have funds in their accounts to cover this cost than those just starting on support.
Detailed information concerning this program can be had by contacting the FFA office at ffaindia@att.net.
If you are a sponsor: first contact Sr. Rita Peter directly to find out your family's housing needs
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