Year 4, Volume 1: News in Brief

HFHA Annual Meeting

Office personnel, volunteers, members of the National Board and Assembly members participated in the HFHA´s Fourth Annual Meeting on May 17-19 called “Sowing or Reaping?”. The objectives were:

• Take a critical look at the organization as it stands today
• Pledge to work together as an efficient team
• Get to know and treasure each other

We reached our planned objective. The meeting closed with high levels of motivation, organization and energy to continue supporting our mission.

HFHA: One step to Buenos Aires!

On June 4, 2007 the final conclusions of the study on Habitat for Humanity Argentina’s Program for Buenos Aires and the Greater Metropolitan Area was presented. For eight months HFHA has been preparing to initiate its work in Buenos Aires and the Greater Metropolitan Area (BAMA).

At the beginning of 2007 a group of professional consultants in the areas of social urban housing was formed to identify opportunities and evaluate different options that would enable HFHA to begin the BAMA program. The conclusions presented by the team were hopeful and within a few weeks a course of action will be decided upon in order for us to begin work on this project.

During this presentation not only were members of the National Board present but also, Assembly members and special guests in the field of housing: Mr. Raúl Fernández Wagner from the University of General Sarmiento, Mr. Carlos Castro and Leonor from the Concordia del Asentamiento 22 de Enero from the neighborhood of La Matanza and lastly Mr. Daniel Aguilar and Mr. Cesar Alfonso from the Land and Social Habitat of the San Miguel municipality.