Let’s build the future together
Help us build dignified and safe housing for Migrant, Refugee and Portuguese Families.
Let’s build the future together
Let’s build the future of 5 Refugee, Migrant and Portuguese families with them.
Since January 2022, we have been building the first Reconstruir Community in the village of Tadim, in Braga.
We are building 6 houses so that the Families Ilick, Pumbulu, Shlash and Shlash can restart their life, in a place where the values of Sharing and Community prevail.
The families join the volunteers in the building of their own house.
600+
National and international volunteers.
10.199+
Volunteering hours.
An old carpentry shop transformed into a Home
In the village of Tadim, in Braga, a deactivated carpentry shop was the chosen space to build the houses of the Reconstruir Project. An area of 540m2 has been divided into 6 fractions.
4 Migrant Families and 1 Portuguese Family
4 Migrant and Refugee Families and 1 Portuguese Family will live in the first Community of the Reconstruir Project in Tadim, Braga.
Over 600 Volunteers
Since January 2022, the work site has been supported by over 330 local volunteers and 19 teams of international volunteers, coming from the USA, Canada, Germany and Austria.
Why?
Scarce housing solutions
Housing solutions are becoming more and more scarce.
Complex process for getting a housing loan
Access to a housing loan becomes more complex for migrant and refugee families or for those with a low income.
Insuficient income
Many times, the family income is insufficient to buy or to rent a house through traditional methods.
Difficulties in renting a house for migrants and refugees
Landlords are less and less willing to rent to migrant and refugee families or to families with a low income.
The Families are part of the solution
Families as volunteers
The Families participate in the building of their own house as volunteers.
Houses at a reduced and adjusted price
The Families buy their own home at a reduced price, through an interest-free installment plan adjusted to their income.
More envolved Families
The Families commit to getting involved in and with the Community.
Voluntary labor
The costs are reduced by using donated land and materials, and voluntary labor for the building process.
Who are we helping?
Ilick Family
Nadége, mother of 4, fled the Democratic Republic of Cameroon in 2019.
Pumbulu Family
Sarah and Zinga were forced to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo, in 2016, to protect their family from political persecution.
Hasan Shlash Family
Fearing the consequences of the war, Hasan and Reman left Syria in 2012 to look for a safer home for them and for their 3 children.
Mustafa Shlash Family
Mustafa and Amina fled Syria in 2013. After 2 years of war, they left Aleppo, their home city, to find a safer place.
The Reconstruir Project
Building homes at a reduced price
Building costs are reduced by using donated land and materials, as well as voluntary labor for the building process.
Accountability of the Families
The families are involved from the beginnig. They collaborate as volunteers in the building of their home and buy it through an adjusted payment plan.
Relations within the neighborhood
The family engages in the community through events that promote their feeling of neighbourhood and belonging.
Promoters and Partners
Associação Humanitária Domus
Founded in 1996, Associação Humanitária Domus is the result of a partnership with Fuller Center for Housing and develops its work under the mission of eradicating housing poverty. Over the years, Domus has worked on the building and rehabilitation of over 100 houses in Portugal.
MEERU | Abrir Caminho
MEERU is a Non-Governmental Organization founded in 2019 with the mission of promoting community cohesion through dialogue and proximity. MEERU fights social isolation of refugee and migrant families living in Portuguese communities through several initiatives, among which is a structured volunteering program that brings together migrant families and local volunteers.
Partners and Supporters
