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Un Techo Para Mi País

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Development
  • Extreme poverty
  • Habitat
  • Human Rights
  • Humanitarian Affairs
  • Least Developed Countries
  • Population
  • Social Development
  • Volunteerism
  • Youth

    • Financing for Development:
  • Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
  • Mobilizing international resources for development

    • Social Development:
  • Poverty
  • Youth

    • Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Finance
  • Human settlements
  • Poverty
    • Geographic scope: Regional
  • Latin America and Caribbean
    • Country of activity:
  • Peru
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
  • Costa Rica
  • Nicaragua
  • Argentina
  • Chile
  • Haiti
  • Panama
  • Dominican Republic
  • Colombia
  • Honduras
  • Brazil
  • Guatemala
  • El Salvador
  • Ecuador
  • Paraguay
  • Uruguay
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Mexico
    • Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Develop global partnership for development
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 2005
    Organizational structure: TECHO is divided in two areas that work in strong coordination: the Social areas and the Resources areas. The Executive Director and the General Manager are the head of commercial departments (Administration, Finance, Marketing and Communication, Legal and Management Control). The Social Director and Sub-directors are at the head of social departments (Construction, Social Research, Innovation, Social Inclusion Programs, Social projects department, Definitive housing). This structure is replicated in each countries where the organization is present. However, it can vary according to the size and stage of development of the local subsidiary.The headquarter in Santiago coordinates the work of the local offices.
    Number and type of members: TECHO works with both employees and volunteers. the organization employs 388 young professionals and counts on 3,500 permanent youth volunteers. The volunteers constitutes the main force labour and strength of TECHO.
    Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Grants from Governments
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Fundraising campaigns
  • Foreign and international grants
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