Country needs 100,000 homes for families in need

National director of Habitat for Humanity Trinidad and Tobago (HFHTT) Jennifer Massiah says this country needs about 100,000 houses for families in need.

She was speaking at a gala and awards function marking the 50th global anniversary of Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), themed “Let’s Open Doors, Together”, at the Hyatt Regency in Port of Spain last Thursday.

Partnership milestone: Sieunarine Coosal, centre, immediate past chairman, Capital Campaign Cabinet, Habitat for Humanity Trinidad and Tobago (HFHTT), is congratulated by Adrianne Todman, member, Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) board of directors, and Jonathan Reckford, chief executive officer, HFHI, after receiving a plaque in recognition of the Coosal’s Group of Companies’ ten-year partnership with HFHTT at the Hyatt Regency (Trinidad) on Thursday. —Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANK