Housing conditions, quality and tenure have far-reaching impacts on us and the quality of our lives. A wide-ranging body of research has shown evidence that housing factors can impact on a range of outcomes including health, wellbeing, wordlessness and other adverse life outcomes. Furthermore, housing associations are increasingly getting involved in the delivery of a huge range of other services which support and add value to the neighborhoods where they work. This work is for the whole community, not just their own residents this includes helping people into work, learning and skills programs and health and wellbeing projects.
Poverty housing and unsanitary living conditions make families highly susceptible to accidents, illness and disease. Health care is widely available in Egypt’s urban districts, but rural areas often lack quality services. Women and children are the most vulnerable, Even when health facilities are physically accessible, the high health costs relative to income for the poor can often deprive the family of resources needed for other basic necessities such as food and shelter.
Housing also has an impact on education, and vice versa: education has an impact on housing. Even in a system where education is ‘free’, other factors such as books, supplies and uniforms incur an additional cost burden on the family. Homeowners are faced with the challenge of deciding between home improvements or the education of their children. If the latter is chosen, the condition of the house can have negative impacts on the child’s ability to perform well in school. Overcrowding and poor lighting are simple factors within the home which can have a tremendous effect on a child’s ability to succeed in school. In addition to childhood education, adult financial literacy must be addressed in order to break the cycle of poverty, and encourage families to spend well and save money for large improvement projects. Both globally and locally among the ultra-poor, literacy has been established as a major factor inhibiting social mobility and escape from the extreme poverty trap. One persistent concern raised about affordable housing development is that it will flood local schools with children, increasing the demand for school facilities and educational services. Putting aside the need for our society to provide a solid education to all children.
Habitat Egypt programs Based on partnership with the homeowners and with local CBOs to achieve its goals. By working with these organizations at the grassroots level, Habitat Egypt builds on their established knowledge and insight in the community. A group of local, representative volunteers serve as the housing committee which selects loan recipients from within their community.
Habitat Egypt provides support through financing, training, technical support, and supervision; the local committees advertise, choose homeowners, and arrange construction. These partnerships enable greater impact and make use of local knowledge and resources. For these reasons, Habitat Egypt has a 97.00% repayment rate.
Housing also has an impact on the social level by preventing the family disintegration as by decreasing the divorce rate and preventing the marginalization of youth whether an intervention can make society better-off in terms of wellbeing.
Economic benefits that accrue when communities encourage the development of affordable homes.
It stands to reason that building or rehabilitating affordable housing creates jobs in the construction field.
Some feel as though they are being excluded from society.
Decreasing Crime and violence rates among the society
Decreasing Depression and anxiety rates
Government are not able to finance growing population or provide housing for them so informal sector becomes dominant; habitat’s intervention is essential providing solutions for the housing case.