Affiliate Description HFHArgentina

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Hbitat para la Humani

Since 2002, we offer families that live in inadequate conditions the opportunity to

achieve a holistic solution to their housing problem. We foster

community development by empowering the resources which already exist among

the families and groups that make up the local community.

made up of people who are passionate about

focus on sustainability and the transformation of communities.

According to the 2010 census, almost 3,5 million households are inadequate. This

means that more than 10 million people suffer from this problem.

People in Argentina

according to 2010 census

Humanidad Argentina

e offer families that live in inadequate conditions the opportunity to

achieve a holistic solution to their housing problem. We foster human and


the families and groups that make up the local community. We are an organization

made up of people who are passionate about the need for adequate housing, with a

focus on sustainability and the transformation of communities.

census, almost 3,5 million households are inadequate. This

means that more than 10 million people suffer from this problem.

Inadequate homes People with housing

This represents a 25% of the

e offer families that live in inadequate conditions the opportunity to

human and


We are an organization

need for adequate housing, with a

census, almost 3,5 million households are inadequate. This

People with housing problems.

This represents a 25% of the

population.

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Housing Needs

The current Argentinean population is 40 million people. According to recent

studies about 4,000,000 or 1/3 of homes are inadequate; a

are recoverable. These homes lack such

characteristics as a decent roof or

water, sufficient space, or a bedroom or bathroom.

This means that more than 10,000,000 people live in

poverty housing. About 51% of the Argentinean

population works in the informal labor market

The Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

the greatest urban concentration of Argentina, the

second one in South America (after Sao Paulo, Brazil)

and the third one in all Latin America and the Caribbean (after the City of Mexico).

The ongoing economic and social crises in the country have

deepened the housing issue. Thousands of people are living in precarious houses

with no guarantees or sufficient income to pay for a rent or pay for an installment

of a mortgage loan. The City of Buenos Aires undergoes an additional phenomenon

the existence of empty or under

and basic services exist, and where there are families who pay amounts similar to a

Housing Needs


r 1/3 of homes are inadequate; among these homes, 60%

are recoverable. These homes lack such

characteristics as a decent roof or floor, running

water, sufficient space, or a bedroom or bathroom.

This means that more than 10,000,000 people live in

poverty housing. About 51% of the Argentinean

population works in the informal labor market.

The Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires constitutes

the greatest urban concentration of Argentina, the

second one in South America (after Sao Paulo, Brazil)


The ongoing economic and social crises in the country have worsened and



of a mortgage loan. The City of Buenos Aires undergoes an additional phenomenon

the existence of empty or under-used properties in areas where the infrastructure


rent on a monthly basis, to live in infrahuman

conditions. The program of HPH

started in Buenos Aires in the year 2007, with

the challenge of using new methodologies

adapted to the particular housing issues of this

region.


mong these homes, 60%


worsened and



of a mortgage loan. The City of Buenos Aires undergoes an additional phenomenon:

used properties in areas where the infrastructure


rent on a monthly basis, to live in infrahuman

HPH Argentina

started in Buenos Aires in the year 2007, with

the challenge of using new methodologies

adapted to the particular housing issues of this

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Our Projects

Developing Neighborhoods

The greater Buenos Aires area is home to 13,500,000 people. Five

thousand sub-standard homes are located within the urban fringe zone, making up

fully one fourth of the national housing deficit.

The Province of Santa Fe to the north of Buenos Aires

lacks 310,000 homes to satisfy housing needs. Roughly

10% of the population lacks proper housing. The housing

deficit is mainly concentrated around the City of Santa Fe,

capital of the province and home to 850,000 people.

Within this context, the Developing Neighborhoods Project

project is to develop stable communities in urban fringes by strengthening

resident's underlying abilities and optimizing existing resources within the

communities in order to facilitate access to adequate housing.

Developing Neighborhoods

The greater Buenos Aires area is home to 13,500,000 people. Five hundred

standard homes are located within the urban fringe zone, making up

fully one fourth of the national housing deficit.

to the north of Buenos Aires also

lacks 310,000 homes to satisfy housing needs. Roughly

of the population lacks proper housing. The housing

deficit is mainly concentrated around the City of Santa Fe,

capital of the province and home to 850,000 people.

Within this context, the Developing Neighborhoods Project

identifies families willing

to improve their housing

situation but lacking the basic knowledge and

financial resources to do so. HPH Argentina

facilitates community partnerships with public,

private and non-profit organizations to work

collaboratively on housing solutions.

The objective of the Developing Neighborhoods



communities in order to facilitate access to adequate housing.

hundred

standard homes are located within the urban fringe zone, making up

situation but lacking the basic knowledge and

do so. HPH Argentina

facilitates community partnerships with public,

profit organizations to work

collaboratively on housing solutions.

he Developing Neighborhoods



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Typical House Designs

Seed House

The Seed House is a kind of progressive

important part of the house with respect to basic needs

foundations, kitchen and bathroom installations,

foundations for the complete house

floor and successive enlargements over time as the families resources allow. Given

that the Seed House project aims to complete only the first stage of const

the methology has a strong training and empowerment component so that the

family can complete construction on their own. Support and training during

construction, coupled with help provided by HPHA Volunteers, architects and

technicians, enables families to manage the

a fast solution and the education and tools to support the social production of

housing in order to continue the process of completing a home by their own means.

Typical House Designs

rogressive house. It begins with the minimum and most

important part of the house with respect to basic needs. It includes: solid

kitchen and bathroom installations, and the first two rooms

foundations for the complete house. The design can accommodate a possible second


that the Seed House project aims to complete only the first stage of const




amilies to manage the continued process. This gives the family



he minimum and most

. It includes: solid

wo rooms and the

The design can accommodate a possible second


that the Seed House project aims to complete only the first stage of construction,




This gives the family



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Noelias Story

Noelia Fernandez, sitting in a purple room which she painted herself, smiles and

admits that she still cannot believe she owns her own home. Two months ago, she

left the precarious shack in which she lived for many years with her son, and moved

into her new home, built with help from the Neighborhood Development project.

Like many of her neighbors in the Un Techo para Todos (A Roof for All)

neighborhood located in La Matanza

government help, her best chance to own

I attended a couple of HPHA workshops and saw that it was not just about

receiving money to build a house. They taught us that

effort; but a community commitment.

Our salaries are not enough to hire a mason or a plumber or an electrician. Since

we dont have enough capital, we need everyones cooperation to advance, says

Noelia. She also highlights the importance of working on her own home. They say

that bricklaying is hard work, bu

it. It is heavy work but important, because building a house is the work of a

lifetime. Noelia came to the neighborhood over three years ago and, after living

with her father for a time, she was able

Fernandez, sitting in a purple room which she painted herself, smiles and



, built with help from the Neighborhood Development project.


located in La Matanza - Noelia learned that rather than waiting on

government help, her best chance to own a home was to join a self


receiving money to build a house. They taught us that Its not just an individual

effort; but a community commitment.

t enough to hire a mason or a plumber or an electrician. Since



that bricklaying is hard work, but it is one thing to say it and another to actually do



with her father for a time, she was able to buy a small plot of land where she hoped

Fernandez, sitting in a purple room which she painted herself, smiles and



, built with help from the Neighborhood Development project.


Noelia learned that rather than waiting on

a home was to join a self-help program.


Its not just an individual

t enough to hire a mason or a plumber or an electrician. Since



t it is one thing to say it and another to actually do



to buy a small plot of land where she hoped

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to build her home. After I had my son, I always dreamed that someday I would

have my own house, she recalls. Before moving to the new house, she and her

family endured the hardships of living in a precarious ho

bronchitis and when it rained hard the house would flood. The worst was in April,

when the house flooded and the moisture never left. Reflecting on her own

experience, Noelia highlights womens role in improving living conditions in

marginal neighborhoods. Women today have advanced a lot and have become

heads of family. I know may women who

kids, and the children give us the strength to keep fighting. Confronting the

housing issues which affect urban settlements and precarious neighborhoods, the

Neighborhood Development project seeks to strengthen the resources and the

capability of neighbors to obtain adequate housing. Noelia started building her

house in the Seeds of Hope 2012 event. D

help from additional volunteer brigades and she was able to move into her new

home before the end of the year.



family endured the hardships of living in a precarious house: My son would get





heads of family. I know may women who like me struggle with one, two, three


fect urban settlements and precarious neighborhoods, the



house in the Seeds of Hope 2012 event. During 2013, she continued building with


home before the end of the year.



use: My son would get





struggle with one, two, three


fect urban settlements and precarious neighborhoods, the



uring 2013, she continued building with


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Our Projects

Fair Rentals

In 2008, HPH Argentina commissioned an interdisciplinary study which identified as

critical the situation of many families living in tenements, rental units, and rooming

houses, and paying market prices for rooms in inadequate conditions.

Issues such as overcrowding, structur

children and the elderly, are alarming in this type of housing. As a consequence,

informal rental situations end up being explosive.

Families in the larger cities are forced to live in these places because, am

reasons, they must put up financial guarantees in the form of property within the

city, in order to rent formally; something that low income families cannot do.

The Fair Rentals project was created with the objective of offering a solution to

families living in this situation, thus addressing the housing problem within the

urban context.

The process is carried out through education,

empowerment.

commissioned an interdisciplinary study which identified as



Issues such as overcrowding, structural risks and health impacts, especially upon


informal rental situations end up being explosive.

Families in the larger cities are forced to live in these places because, am




amilies living in this situation, thus addressing the housing problem within the

The process is carried out through education, training, and

commissioned an interdisciplinary study which identified as



al risks and health impacts, especially upon


Families in the larger cities are forced to live in these places because, among other




amilies living in this situation, thus addressing the housing problem within the

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Our Projects

Remote Communities

Throughout the world, the growth of urban

increases the risk of exposure to natural disasters. Within

that context, governments prioritize investments in large

urban centers where the larger population concentrations

imply larger numbers of exposed people.

communities away from the great urban centers become a low priority in terms of

strategic planning for addressing housing issues as well as for mitigating the risk of

natural disaster. The Remote Communities Project was designed to help

communities throughout the country which, due to their remote location, lack

resources to address their housing needs.

families that cannot afford to pay. These are very low cost solutions carried out

almost entirely by volunteers.

Underdeveloped transportation infrastructure which makes access to and from

the community difficult for people and materials.

Underdeveloped communication infrastructure (telephone and internet). High

vulnerability to housing, social and environmental impacts affecting large part of

the population.

Limited or non-existing assistance from government or other aid agencies.

Population size that allows a minimum of 30 interventions per mission with

houses no further from each other than a 30 minute walk.

Throughout the world, the growth of urban populations

increases the risk of exposure to natural disasters. Within

that context, governments prioritize investments in large

urban centers where the larger population concentrations

imply larger numbers of exposed people. As a consequence, a great nu



The Remote Communities Project was designed to help

throughout the country which, due to their remote location, lack

resources to address their housing needs. This project offers minor repairs to


s. We define a Remote Community as follows:


the community difficult for people and materials.



existing assistance from government or other aid agencies.


no further from each other than a 30 minute walk.

As a consequence, a great number of



The Remote Communities Project was designed to help

throughout the country which, due to their remote location, lack

This project offers minor repairs to


We define a Remote Community as follows:




existing assistance from government or other aid agencies.


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Many Attractions to visit in Buenos Aires

Why visit Buenos Aires? There are actually many reasons why Buenos Aires is one of the

most attractive cities in Latin America and, indeed, was elected in 2013 as the best tourist

destination in Central and South America by readers of the prestigious trade pu

Cond Nast Traveller. There are many

Buenos Aires City a must.

Food for all tastes

Worth coming to the City of Buenos Aires to try traditional

cuisine in one of the gastronomic centers, the re

contribution of Italian and Spanish immigrants who arrived to

Buenos Aires. In addition, Argentina is famous for the excellent

quality of their beef, usually grilling, so it's also a good

opportunity to enjoy a good roast

Gardel, Piazzolla and Tango

Buenos Aires is the world capital of tango, the

sensual and nostalgic dance that is in close contact

with the couple and that had among its most

renowned interpreters Carlos Gardel and Astor

Piazzolla. We suggest tango shows for tourists, the

milongas (tango dance places) or schools where

watching or playing this suggestive dancing.

Many Attractions to visit in Buenos Aires

visit Buenos Aires? There are actually many reasons why Buenos Aires is one of the


destination in Central and South America by readers of the prestigious trade pu

There are many emblematic neighborhoods and attractions that make

Worth coming to the City of Buenos Aires to try traditional

cuisine in one of the gastronomic centers, the result of the

contribution of Italian and Spanish immigrants who arrived to

Buenos Aires. In addition, Argentina is famous for the excellent

quality of their beef, usually grilling, so it's also a good

opportunity to enjoy a good roast. Our wines are recognized worldwide.

Buenos Aires is the world capital of tango, the

sensual and nostalgic dance that is in close contact

with the couple and that had among its most

renowned interpreters Carlos Gardel and Astor

tango shows for tourists, the

milongas (tango dance places) or schools where

watching or playing this suggestive dancing.

visit Buenos Aires? There are actually many reasons why Buenos Aires is one of the


destination in Central and South America by readers of the prestigious trade publication

emblematic neighborhoods and attractions that make

zed worldwide.

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More than 300 theaters

If anything the City can boast in

range of shows, which makes Buenos Aires

city with the most intense theatrical activity in

Latin America and the fourth with more

worldwide, such as The Teatro Colon.

Variety of museums

The City also has a wide and rich variety of museums of national and international art, and

other topics that harbor the most diverse, from museums, soccer shoes and puppets,

costumes or even coins.

Shopping

If what you're looking is to go shopping, Buenos

Aires will not disappoint you with the

shopping, fashion and commercial circuits

design as the Palermo Soho, Santa Fe Avenue or

Florida Street. And for those looking for

opportunities at lower prices, outlets areas

excellent choices.

Nightlife

If what you're looking is an intense nightlife, the city offers a range of possibilities

shortage of restaurants, bars and nightclubs to disperse and meet new faces. Palermo, San

Telmo and Puerto Madero are some districts that offer this type of activity.

f anything the City can boast in its very wide

ows, which makes Buenos Aires the

city with the most intense theatrical activity in

with more theaters

worldwide, such as The Teatro Colon.


ther topics that harbor the most diverse, from museums, soccer shoes and puppets,

If what you're looking is to go shopping, Buenos

you with the upscale

shopping, fashion and commercial circuits

Santa Fe Avenue or

Florida Street. And for those looking for

outlets areas are

If what you're looking is an intense nightlife, the city offers a range of possibilities




ther topics that harbor the most diverse, from museums, soccer shoes and puppets,

If what you're looking is an intense nightlife, the city offers a range of possibilities. No



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Pope Francisco

Buenos Aires is the city where

to the most significant places in his life. Get to know the neighborhoods and Monserrat Flores

and the Metropolitan Cathedral, where he was born, spent his childhood and celebrated Mass

for over 20 years.

the current Pope Francisco was born,

the most significant places in his life. Get to know the neighborhoods and Monserrat Flores


you can go to a papal tour

the most significant places in his life. Get to know the neighborhoods and Monserrat Flores


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Football is the country's most popular sport, the one with the most players and

popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age.

that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club

part in the life of many Argentines. Even those supporters who usually do not attend the

matches watch them on television and comment on them the next day with friends and co

workers. When the Argentina national football team

matches), streets tend to look completely deserted as everyone is watching the match.

Estancias

The Estancias are tightly linked to the history and essence of Argentinean culture. Surrounded

with tradition, they shelter the p

will give warmth to visitors after a long trip and home baked

the hosts will always welcome everyone. Once opened, the gates invite to rest, enjoy peace

and quietness.

is the country's most popular sport, the one with the most players and

popular recreational sport, played from childhood into old age. The percentage of Argentines

that declare allegiance to an Argentine football club is about 90%. Foo


matches watch them on television and comment on them the next day with friends and co

Argentina national football team plays (especially during world cup



with tradition, they shelter the past and present on both criollos and immigrants. A campfire

will give warmth to visitors after a long trip and home baked bread and hot


is the country's most popular sport, the one with the most players and is the most

The percentage of Argentines

Football plays an important


matches watch them on television and comment on them the next day with friends and co-

(especially during world cup



ast and present on both criollos and immigrants. A campfire

bread and hot mate poured by


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Delta Tigre

The City of Tigre is a destination neither foreigners nor local people should miss. Its

attraction is the Fruit Market, a different, almost magical world. The port has three inner

docks. Daily catamaran excursions leave from one of them to the Delta. The central docks

concentrate the grocers boats, which supply the inhabitants of the i

varied products. In the last harbor, the timbering boats full of popular and willow logs from

the forested islands of the Delta are unloaded. The port of Tigre lodges the open market with

streets full of the colors of rustic fabric, fu

delicious jams and honey, brilliant fowers and of course, all the variety of native fruit co

existing in absolute harmony. Sailing along the rivers and branches on board of modern craft,

passengers will discover the natural paradise which is the Delta of Paran River.

The City of Tigre is a destination neither foreigners nor local people should miss. Its



concentrate the grocers boats, which supply the inhabitants of the i



streets full of the colors of rustic fabric, furniture and accessories made in cane and willow,

delicious jams and honey, brilliant fowers and of course, all the variety of native fruit co


over the natural paradise which is the Delta of Paran River.

The City of Tigre is a destination neither foreigners nor local people should miss. Its main



concentrate the grocers boats, which supply the inhabitants of the islands with the most



rniture and accessories made in cane and willow,

delicious jams and honey, brilliant fowers and of course, all the variety of native fruit co-


over the natural paradise which is the Delta of Paran River.

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