b'H A B I TAT forH U M A N I T YN O R T H E R NI R E L A N DBuilding More Than Just Homes.Building Hope.T heIrelandFundshavebeensupportersofHabitatforSupportfromTheIrelandFundshasbeenbothanimportant Humanity Northern Ireland for many years. Donors have visited encouragement and vital enabler of our work; 20,000 volunteers; 100and volunteered their time and hammers to raise homes and bridge homes; 9 neighborhoods where Habitat has helped change the future.communities. Here, Chief Executive Jenny Williams shares a report These last couple of years have been a real struggle for Habitat NIon how that work is adapting in order to further Habitat foras we have navigated our way through a changing environment, andHumanitysmission in Northern Ireland. for Northern Ireland where too many people continue to cling to thepast. In poverty division remains almost absolute, and the legacy ofSince1994,HabitatNorthernIrelandhasbeencommittedtoour past has been very visible most recently as people protest overbuilding a shared future for Northern Ireland by bringing volunteers flagsugly protests uncovering the deep divisions which, despite allfrom across our communities together; delivering real impacts in the positive progress, remain.places where division has left deep scars. Habitat has been a catalyst Building new homes for ownership in the middle of the worst inbreakingdownsocialandreligiousbarriers,buildingsocialrecession for years just isnt possible so there were mixed feelingscohesion and new relationships; building homes, building commu- when we dedicated our Templemore Avenue homes last August. Butnities, building hope.the heart of our work has always been about more than houses.connect2013 | 32'