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Key Milestones
   
1983 Habitat for Humanity in India became a reality on November 1983  
       
1984 9th Feb. Registration Khammam as Affiliate

First International Partners come to India- Roger & Barbara Sneller
 
       
1985 First International Volunteer at Khammam- Wesley Blackstone

June 1985 First 18 houses dedicated by DR. David Rowe, President HFH International
 
       
1987 First American team of 27 volunteer at a house building project at Khammam  
       
1988 Visit by Millard Fuller to Mumbai & Khammam

Dedication of 22 twin houses at Leper's colony
 
       
1989 Rick Hathaway comes as a volunteer to Khammam  
       
1990 Formation of India Central Office  
       
1996 Formation of Habitat for Humanity India

Dedication of 1000 houses at Khammam
 
       
1997 Global Village (GV) Department of South Asia established in India

9th Nov. HFH India day celebrated at Hyderabad with 15 affiliates and branches participating.
 
       
1998 2nd HFH India Day celebrated at Chennai with 20 affiliates and branches participating  
       
2000 A week long Youth BUILD participated by 500 students and 2000 joined on the final day

Dedication of 500th House at Trichy
 
       
2004 Change of Logo

Change in Program approach – Affiliate model to Partnership Model, Down payment to one third model, Mortgage reduced from 20 to 7 years

Delhi office established as National Office and for programs in North India.

Mumbai office established as Resource Development Centre and later becomes Habitat Resource Centre

Chennai Office established on 1st December.

Dec.26th Tsunami hits the East coast of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala.
 
       
2005 Registration of HFH India Trust (19th January 2005)

Chennai Office becomes Disaster response Centre

PMC Established

TRCs established at Kanyakumari, Pondicherry & Vijaywada

2nd Oct. 2005, Launch of IndiaBUILDS Campaign
 
       
2006 Jan 30th –Feb 3rd PTO held at Hyderabad

National Office sifted to Mumbai

Formation of IndiaBUILDS Advisory committee 

15th Aug.’06 Dedication of 20,001st house at Kootapally Kanyakumari

30th Oct- 03rd Nov. Jimmy Carter Work project at Lonavala, Maharashtra,India
 
       
2007 TRC Kanyakumari moved to Madurai  
       
2008 TRC Pondicherry winds up

Global BUILD at Bhalaswa Delhi, 28 Sept. 08-6th Oct.08

2nd staff PTO at Mamallapuram Chennai

Habitat for Humanity India marks 25 years of building homes in India with celebrations in Khammam, India, where Habitat launched its first Asia-Pacific pilot program

Completion of 10000 Tsunami Disaster response houses
 
       
2009 On 6th Nov, 2009 Habitat launched its first integrated project in India, Project Ashreya in Bihar.

HFH India starts rebuilding in flood-stricken state of Andhra Pradesh and North Karnataka

Bollywood Celebrities work on the Jimmy & Rosalynn carter work Project at Mekong
 
       
2010 Women Build held at Bangalore with 62 International Women Volunteers participating in a week long build.  
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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