Contact: Haykuhi Khachatryan
Fuller Center for Housing Armenia
Yerevan 0033, Baghramyan str. 3rd lane, house 10a
Tel: (+374 10) 271 499
Millard Fuller Legacy Build
During the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 4, Fuller Center covenant partners
across the U.S. and around the world will build, renovate and dedicate homes
with families in need as part of the inaugural Millard Fuller Legacy Build.
At least 100 simple and decent houses will be built or renovated in the
weeks and months leading up to the Legacy Build week.
The Fuller Center For Housing Armenia takes part at this project and has
committed to build 10 houses in the framework of that.
In Armenia, simultaneously to events in other 9 countries and 29 cities for
seven days, the Global Builders team and all the volunteers will be building
with Martirosyan family in Haytagh village, Armavir region. The week will be
finalized by a home blessing ceremony at the Ararat region Khor Virap
village.
The founder of Fuller Center For Housing and Habitat for Humanity Millard
Fuller, who has dedicated his life to eliminating housing poverty from the
face of the earth, has left this world for a better place in February. The
100-house build is now in celebration and honor of Millard Fuller’s life and
work.
All his life Millard Fuller with his wife Linda served the idea of helping
those in housing need, developing communities and giving opportunities to
thousands of families all over the world to feel the happiness of being a
homeowner.
In Armenia, where FCH operates since 2008 and has already helped 50 families
and hosted 10 GB teams, from August 30 to September 3 a Global Builders team
from USA, US Embassy employees as well as Peace Corps volunteers, alumni’s
from Educational and Cultural Affairs and local community members will join
the Fuller Legacy Build with FCH Armenia staff to help build with those in
housing need in Armavir and Ararat regions.
As God said the light which stayed inside the church will not be helpful to
anyone, it will only blind, but the light must be shared, for everybody
could hear and see God’s words and affairs.
By his style of life Millard gave an example how this light could be shared
and how it could light up the hearts and the nations, and how that light
could unite people from all walks of life, backgrounds and nationalities
around a simple idea that no one, created by the image of God, deserves to
live in shacks. The volunteers from around the world get together and join
families and help them realize that they are a part of a great identity,
they are not alone, and there is always someone who cares of them.
The Fuller Center for Housing Armenia is working to eliminate poverty
housing by providing long term, interest free loans and by assisting with
volunteers helping low-income families to build simple, sustainable,
affordable houses and renovate their houses. For more information, please
visit
FCHA address: Baghramyan 3rd lane, house 10/A, Yerevan 0033, Armenia,
email: [email protected], Phone: (374 10) 27 14 99.