Delta Brac Housing Finance Corp. Ltd. (DBH) joins hands with Habitat For Humanity Int’l Bangladesh (HFHIB) in helping to provide affordable shelter and housing for low income families in the country - says press release.

Mr. Q. M. Shariful Ala, Managing Director of DBH handed over the contribution cheque to Mr. Roger Bodary, CEO of Habitat For Humanity during the signing of an agreement at the National Office of HFHI-Bangladesh. The amount will be utilised by Habitat to cover the cost of building multiple houses for low-income families (i.e. families with average income of around Tk.6,000 per month). During the agreement period, the focus of cooperation between Habitat and DBH will be to help build low cost but reliable housing solutions at Habitat program areas through its housing sponsorship program. DBH employees will also take part in volunteer builds by providing “sweat equity”.

Habitat For Humanity is a non-profit international organization, working in some 100 countries and territories including Bangladesh with a mission to eliminate substandard housing and homelessness by providing simple, decent, and affordable shelter for the low-income people of the country. To achieve its goals, HFHIB works in partnership with individuals, corporations, civic organizations, NGOs, various educational institutions and youth groups for the holistic development of marginalized communities, who in response provide financial support in the form of monetary donations, construction materials, services, and volunteer labor.

Being the largest private sector specialist housing finance institution, DBH is operating with the spirit to strengthen the society of the country by continually expanding home ownership through providing home loans to individuals and families to purchase or construct their dream homes.

DBH, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs, intends to support the improvement of lives of low-income families of the country through cost efficient home building programs. DBH envisions in future to be also engaged in helping build homes for the urban poor through slum rehabilitation and other development activities in the sector.

Mr. Dominic D’ Cruze, Manager –Communications and Customer Management of DBH and Ms. Emelda S. Mullick, PR & Resource Development Manager of HFHIB were present among others.