In our March trip to Americus, Georgia, we visited Habitat for Humanity headquarters. This worthy organization is well known for its support of decent, affordable housing both in this country and overseas.
Besides the headquarters, on the grounds is what could be best described as a "slum theme park".
The first two pictures are recreations of representative "before" pictures. The final picture shows Habitat for Humanity housing solutions. All solutions are sensitive to native cultural requirements. For example, where a culture would encourage a family to live in one common room, that is what Habitat will build for them.
Clustered around some of the "after" examples were people visiting from other countries, examining the exhibits closely.
Our local chapter of Habitat for Humanity has posted examples of the work they have done in our community.
A long way from a small town in Georgia to the Triple Cities. But the Americus, Georgia area is even more remarkable than that, as I will explore in another post.
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