FAQ

Positive impacts of housing a family

• In Latin America, households need 5.4 times their annual income to buy a house – Source: AHS
• 50-75% of family dwellings are owner built – Source: JCHS Harvard University
• 30% of all dwellings are made with rubbish – Source: INEGI

Economic Impact

A debt free home helps leverage families out of poverty Funds are not going to treat sick children and keep them warm, instead they can purchase resources for school and other necessities

Educational Impact

• A child without a home is 3 times more likely not to attend school – Source: endhomelessness.org
• A child’s poor educational experiences limit future productivity and career prospects – Source:endhomelessness.org

A stable environment encourages learning and children are more likely to both attend and stay in school.

Health Impact

• 2.5% of children under one die of exposure – Source: La Cronica Mexicali
• Homeless children are 2 x as likely to suffer from asthma, ear infections, stomach and speech problemsSource: nationalhomeless.org
• Moving from a dirt to a concrete floor reduces reoccurring diarrhea by 43% – Source: nationalhomeless.org
• Incidence of sickness reduced due to replaced dirt floors and exposure Improves overall quality of life.

Social and Emotional Impact

• Children without adequate shelter suffer more from mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and withdrawal. –Source: nationalhomelessness.org
• Children are twice as likely to experience persistent chronic hunger and four times as likely to experience delayed development when homeless – Source: nationalhomelessness.org

Stabilizes emotional well- being Strengthens home life and marriage as basic issues of survival are eliminated.

 Spiritual Impact

• Families struggling to keep their children safe & dry each night, feel trapped. They find it difficult to see beyond their situation.

Practical demonstration of God’s love for them inspires a response to want to give back.

According to Mexico’s National Council for the Evaluation of Social Policy, 46% of families in Mexico live in poverty- meaning a lack of income, not having access to basic education, health services, social security, quality housing, and basic services such as electricity, drainage, running water, or food. 11.7 million people in Mexico are considered to be living in extreme poverty.

We are using the Telecom site Give a Little to process credit card and bank transfers. Give a little does not charge any fees for credit card processing so that means that all the money donated through Give a little Goes towards building the houses in Mexico. You can also donat to Project Purpose through Give a Little by following the instructions here. If you do have a credit card and wish to  donate then go directly to the Give a little Project Purpose donate page.

Project Purpose booked dates 22 September – 5 October 2014

$12,500 NZD per house including furnishing kit

House Costs  / Program Costs

Includes a poured foundation and all materials for the building of the house, inside and out, daily transport to the build site, Porta-loos, on site and building guide and home furnishing kit.

Home Furnishing Kit

Items vary from home to home, but the basic items most families need are: stove with propane gas tank, fridge, beds with mattresses, table and chairs.

There are so many needy families in Mazatlan, Mexico, that this for sure is a battle!  We’ve tried to narrow it down by the following.

Location– Because Homes of Hope work in one community at a time in order to build more relationship with both the families and the local churches, the family needs to live in that specific community.

Land- The family must either own their land, or be making adequate payment on it.  Also in the community Homes of Hope are working in at present, the land is owned by the city government, so their final approval is required on each house.

Pre-Application 6 week course- Because of the overwhelming amount of applications even within this one community families are required to attend a 6 week course prior to getting on the waiting list for a home.  It is a great way to begin building relationship and start the process of transforming minds and hearts.

Income- While there is not a set “minimum income”, acceptance is given to families who wouldn’t otherwise be able to provide a home for themselves, or at least not for a very long time.

The typical income of families in the area we are building is between $100-$200 a month.

Living conditions- Each applicant is interviewed in their home in order to get an understanding of the situation they are currently living in.  Highest preference is given to those living in more precarious conditions.

By partnering with us as a financial partner, you too play an essential part in impacting individuals, changing families lives in present and future generations and  breaking the hopeless debilitating cycle of poverty.

No one partner is more important whether it be via financial support or boots on the ground.

The Project Purpose team want to make it crystal clear that funding of Flights / Accommodation and incidentals will be self-funded by individual team members so that 100% of all funds raised will go to its intended purpose, the building of houses.

As a financial partner you can join with us on the journey with regular updates via the projectpurpose.co.nz web site.

Yes, if payment is made via the Givealittle website.

Givealittle is a fundraising service in New Zealand from the Telecom foundation to help make giving to projects easy! Givealittle will process your payment online and, once it’s confirmed, will email a you a receipt you can use for tax deduction.

Givealittle will forward all donations received to Wisemoney Foundation, a registered New Zealand charitable trust that was incorporated in 2004. At the conclusion of the fundraising 100% of funds raised will be forwarded on to Homes of Hope for the house projects.

HOH is YWAM Mazatlan, (Youth With A Mission)  leading mercy ministry, HOH, was launched in 2006 in order to provide adequate housing for needy families in these poor communities. To date over 120 homes have been built.

http://www.ywammazatlan.com/ministries/homes-of-hope/