HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL
SWEAT EQUITY: A VITAL COMPONENT
BY MILLARD FULLER, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT

In the ministry of Habitat for Humanity, the only thing given away is an opportunity.  Prospective homeowners are selected based on need, ability to repay mortgage, and a willingness to be an active participant in providing adequate housing for the family.  One of the central and basic requirements is "sweat equity."  The homeowners-to-be must work.  They are required to put several hundred hours of labor in their own house and the houses of other families in need.
This element of Habitat's program is a large factor in it's growing success.  Work is honorable.  It allows homeowner families to realize they are partners in the enterprise that is making it possible for them to have a home on terms they can afford (with a no-profit, no-interest mortgage).  Their dignity is intact because they are not the recipients of "charity".  Also, they contribute to the building of their own house and to the building of houses for other families in need.  This process also enhances self-esteem.
This blend of "helping oneself and helping others" is a dynamic that promotes continuing such conduct to the betterment of the whole community.
There is also a practical benefit to sweat

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