<Tr> <Th> Key people </Th> <Td> Jonathan Reckford, CEO </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.habitat.org </Td> </Tr> <P> Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976 . Habitat has been devoted to building "simple, decent, and affordable" housing, a self - described "Christian housing ministry," and has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world . The international operational headquarters are located in Americus, Georgia, United States, with the administrative headquarters located in Atlanta . There are five area offices located around the world: United States and Canada; Africa and the Middle East (located in Pretoria, South Africa); Asia - Pacific (Bangkok, Thailand); Europe and Central Asia (Bratislava, Slovakia); and Latin America and the Caribbean (San Jose, Costa Rica). </P> <P> Community - level Habitat offices act in partnership with and on behalf of Habitat for Humanity International . In the United States, these local offices are called Habitat affiliates; outside the United States, Habitat operations are managed by national offices . Each affiliate and national office is an independently run, nonprofit organization . Affiliates and national offices coordinate all aspects of Habitat home building in their local area, including fundraising, building site selection, partner family selection and support, house construction, and mortgage servicing . </P>

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