HOW YOU TOO CAN BE INVOLVED:
Each HFH Uganda House is Built Complete with a Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) Latrine and an adjacent external shower stallDonate $2,610 (Ug. Shillings 4,567,500) which will provide an entire family with a decent home, hygienic toilet and shower stall. If your donation is through Habitat for Humanity International, be sure to include the HFH Uganda fund code i.e. 9725
- Come and participate in a team house-build event. Invite friends, church, family and your workmates to participate.
- Pray for more resources to house more families in need.
- Donate in-kind: Bricks, cement, iron sheets, nails, timber and a host of other construction tools.
MAJOR HOUSE CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL COST BREAK DOWN.
| MATERIAL |
UNIT COST (UGX) |
TOTAL |
|
|
|
UGX (/=) |
USD ($) |
|
32 Bags of Cement |
25,000 |
800,000 |
$457 |
|
26 Iron Sheets |
16,000 |
416,000 |
$238 |
|
50 Pieces of Timber |
6,000 |
300,000 |
$171 |
|
03 Iron Bars |
15,000 |
45,000 |
$26 |
|
02 Wooden Door Shutters |
110,000 |
220,000 |
$126 |
|
04 Wooden Window Shutters |
80,000 |
320,000 |
$183 |
|
02 Trips –Material Transport |
50,000 |
100,000 |
$57 |
|
01 Skilled Labour |
330,000 |
330,000 |
$186 |
Note: Exchange Rate used: UGX 1,750 = $1 –Exchange Rate is highly fluctuating. |
