As a new millennium dawns, come explore the possibilities of affordable housing. Join 12 Portuguese families as they work with volunteers from around the world to build decent homes, where children can anticipate a future as rich as Portugal's past.

In Braga, Portugal, several volunteers formed a Habitat for Humanity affiliate. In 1999 we partnered with one family and finished their house. This year, a leap of faith, we decided to start construction on 12 homes in response to the plight of families in horrific living conditions. Our hope is to see these families in simple, decent, affordable and healthy homes by next winter.

Families were invited to a community meeting last fall to learn how they could partner with Habitat for Humanity, Barga this year. In January numerous families submitted applications. Our willing volunteers visited their homes and 12 candidate families were selected. Now Angela Cristina, a three-year-old who suffers from chronic bronchitis, waits to move out of a rental with thick mold and mildew in the walls.

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