Cooperative Housing Foundation

CHF International's mission is to be a catalyst for long-lasting positive change in low- and moderate-income communities around the world, helping them to improve their social, economic and environmental conditions.

Founded in 1952, the Cooperative Housing Foundation--now known simply as CHF International--serves more than 20 million people each year, empowering them to improve their lives and livelihoods for a better future. CHF currently has programs in more than 30 countries around the world, across Asia, Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, Europe & the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Our programs ensure that individuals, families and communities: * Begin to participate in the decisions that impact their lives * Learn to work together to solve their own problems * Are provided with the tools and skills needed to escape from the bonds of poverty * Form productive partnerships that will sustain the cycle of progress * Develop confidence in their ability to create a brighter, more prosperous future. The results of our work are impressive: improved quality of life, greater stability, increased prosperity - all of the ingredients necessary for a lasting peace. Source: www.chfinternational.org