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Millard Fuller
- 1. Millard Fuller BY JIA LE, MARVIN, JENSON
- 2. Brief History of Millard Fuller Fuller was born in Lanett, Alabama, United States of America on January 3, 1935 A successful businessman and lawyer, Fuller became a self-made millionaire by age 29. In 1968, he gave up his wealth to refocus his and his family lives on Christian service
- 3. Creation of Habitat of Humanity In 1965, Fuller met Jordan which led to the creation of Habitat of Humanity in 1976 Jordan espoused an expression of Christianity which motivated him and the Fullers to seek ways to express God’s love to their poorer neighbours. A non-profit Christian housing organisation with a mission to eliminate poverty housing worldwide by building simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner families themselves and volunteers.
- 4. Impact of Millard Fuller The first 2 places were Koinonia Farm and Zaire In Koinonia Farm, Volunteer laborers would construct simple, decent houses along with the families who would eventually own the houses. The homeowners would then repay the cost of the materials to the Fund for Humanity at 0% interest. In this way, the work was not a give-away program and the funds repaid were then used to begin work on additional houses. In Zaire, the Fullers began work in Mbandaka, a city of extreme poverty in the western part of Zaire. Among other projects, Fuller developed and oversaw what would be the first step in the international housing ministry. Undeveloped land in the center of Mbandaka was given by the government for the purpose of building a 100-house development. The units were constructed and sold to families using the Fund for Humanity and additional projects were planned before the Fullers returned to the United States in 1976.
- 5. Impact of Habitat of Humanity Habitat for Humanity builds for people of all backgrounds, races and religions to provide needy families with a simple and decent place to live in. Habitat for Humanity has built or repaired over 1,000,000 houses, providing decent shelter for more than 5 million people in over 70 countries in North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.