Sponsorship Opportunities for International Projects

Armenia - A house from the foundation up: $10,500

Following the devastating earthquake of 1989, thousands of families were moved into Soviet shipping containers called domiks. Nineteen years later, thousands still live in what were supposed to be temporary shelters. The UN estimates that 40,000 Armenian families lack permanent shelter. Many of these people own land and have started to build homes they can't afford to finish. Due to breakdowns in the economy following independence and political instability, families in Armenia need capital - not charity - to move from hot, crowded, deteriorating domiks to safe, modest homes.

Armenia - Rehab of an existing house: $3,500

Like most former Soviet countries, Armenia is dotted with huge apartment complexes. Since independence, many of those apartments have been privatized, but many are in disrepair. The Fuller Center will help families in these apartments refurbish their homes and make them safe, sound and hygienic.

Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) - New house: $4,500

The poor farmers we are building with in Makana II Village outside Brazzaville live in truly dire circumstances. Their land was the last rebel stronghold during the most recent civil war, which virtually destroyed all infrastructure. The main road through their land was recently improved by the European Union, but construction regulations forced them from their existing homes. Working with USAID, The U.S. Embassy, International Partnership for Human Development and others, The Fuller Center will build 30 homes and community structures.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo - New house: $2,500

Sponsorship of a home in the DRC, formerly Zaire, is particularly meaningful because it is where Millard and Linda Fuller began their visionary mission to eliminate poverty housing over 30 years ago. The Fuller Center is working in remote Bolomba, reachable only by a six-hour riverboat ride. The people live off the river and jungle without electricity, phones or litter.

El Salvador - New house: $5,500

Most families we work with in El Salvador do not own land and only have seasonal incomes from working in cane fields. They are part of a large, hardworking underclass that lacks the money, education and opportunities to lift themselves out of poverty. Multi-generation families often live in one-room dwellings, lowering hammocks from the ceiling in order to sleep at night.

Nepal - New house: $3,000

The Rana Tharu are an extremely poor people who have lived through generations of bonded labor. With its partners, The Fuller Center is relocating an entire village of 63 houses from a low-lying river area to higher ground to stop the frequent flooding of the homes. Despite its modest cost, a Fuller Center house in Nepal often shelters close to a dozen people because the Rana Tharu live in traditional, extended families.

Nigeria - New house: $3,500

The most populous country in Africa is rich in oil but the resulting wealth does not trickle down to the vast majority of it people. The Nigeria Fuller Center for Housing works outside Abuja, the capital city, where most people can barely afford to live and instead have settled in sprawling slums. A modest, affordable home instantly improves quality of life and helps lift Nigerian families from the cycle of urban poverty.

Peru - New house: $4,500

The La Florida project outside of Lima will shelter 448 families: more than 2,000 people! Most families are migrant farm workers with low, seasonal incomes and no land. Many currently live in portable huts made of bamboo panels, and those in traditional houses suffer from miserable overcrowding. Many organizations are assisting families who lost homes in a 2008 earthquake, but The Fuller Center will help families who have never had homes.

Sri Lanka - New house: $3,500

Hundreds of organizations have built homes for tsunami-affected families near the high-profile resort areas of southern Sri Lanka. But The Fuller Center is helping neglected families near the urban capital of Colombo where the tsunami not only destroyed huge swathes of houses but also destroyed the livelihoods of the fishermen who live there.

Sri Lanka - Rehab of existing home: $1,500

Although poor, the country of Sri Lanka has a high rate of home ownership. However, due to an economy destroyed by the civil war and the tsunami, struggling homeowners can't afford repairs that would turn dilapidated or damaged houses into decent, safe places to live.