The New Nation - Internet Edition

Delta Brac Housing Finance Corp Ltd (DBH) joins hands with Habitat For Humanity Int1 Bangladesh (HFHIB) in helping to provide affordable shelter and housing for low income families in the country, says a press release.

Q. M. Shariful Ala, Managing Director of DBH handed over the contribution cheque to Roger Bodary, CEO of Habitat For Humanity during the signing of an agreement at the National Office of HFHI-Bangladesh.

The amount will be utilised by Habitat to cover the cost of building multiple houses for low-income families (i.e, families with average income of around Tk 6,000 per month).

During the agreement period, the focus of cooperation between Habitat and DBH will be to help build low cost but reliable housing solutions at Habitat programme areas through its housing sponsorship programme. DBH employees will also take part in volunteer builds by providing "sweat equity",

Habitat For Humanity is a non-profit international organisation, working in some 100 countries and territories including Bangladesh with a mission to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness providing simple, decent, and affordable shelter for the low-income people of the country.

To achieve its goals, HFHIB works in partnership with individuals, corporations, civic organisations, NGOs, various educational institutions and youth groups for the holistic development of marginalised communities, who in response provide financial support in the form of monetary donations, construction materials, services and volunteer labour.

Being the largest private sector specialist housing finance institution, DBH is operating with the spirit to strengthen the society of the country by continually expanding home ownership through providing home loans to individuals and families to purchase or construct their dream homes,

DBH, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes, intends to support the improvement of lives of low-income families of the country through cost efficient home building programmes.

DBH envisions in future to be also engaged in helping build homes for the urban poor through slum rehabilitation and other development activities in the sector.

Dominic D' Cruze, Manager, Communications and Customer Management of DBH and Ms Emelda S. Mullick, PR and Resource Development Manager of HFHIB were present, among others.