{"id":14892,"date":"2017-08-14T00:51:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-14T00:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/162.217.168.59\/?p=14892"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T16:51:14","slug":"women-in-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forests.org\/fr\/women-in-wood\/","title":{"rendered":"SFI Brings Together \u201cWomen in Wood\u201d for Habitat for Humanity Build Day to Benefit Ottawa Indigenous Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ottawa, ON \u2013The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Habitat for Humanity Greater Ottawa (Habitat GO) are joining forces for a \u201cWomen in Wood\u201d Build Day on Tuesday, August 15 to help build homes alongside Ottawa families in need of affordable housing.<\/p>\n

The second-ever \u201cWomen in Wood\u201d Build Day will take place at Habitat GO\u2019s largest build to date, Leacross Landing, which consists of 16 townhomes being built in Orl\u00e9ans at the corner of Jeanne d\u2019Arc Blvd. and Fortune Drive. Phase 1, involving four townhomes, will be completed in 2017, with the other homes finished over the next two years.<\/p>\n

The build will have a transformational effect in the lives of four Ottawa families this year, including Annie Aningmuiq, a single mom of a four-year-old boy, who is originally from Pangnirtung, Nunavut. Annie will purchase the home with an affordable mortgage when it is completed later this year as part of Habitat GO\u2019s third Indigenous Build.<\/p>\n

The \u201cWomen in Wood\u201d Build Day, which first took place in Ottawa in 2013, will be led by Kathy Abusow, SFI\u2019s President and CEO, to celebrate Habitat GO\u2019s third Indigenous Build. The volunteers will help with a \u201cwall raising\u201d and building the framework of four townhomes. Later this week, SFI is also leading an Indigneous Build Day and Youth Build Day on the Habitat GO site.<\/p>\n

The special \u201cWomen in Wood\u201d Build Day will include a diverse team of Ottawa women and SFI volunteers who work in various sectors, including government, forest industry, environmental, education and social sectors. Despite being from different fields, all of these women share a common passion of making a difference in their communities and a positive impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cSFI is passionate about responsibly sourced forest products being put to projects that improve our quality of life. To be able to participate with one of our closest partners, Habitat for Humanity GO, on a project that elevates the role of women in inspiring change while providing affordable housing to several families, including an Indigenous family, is simply a win-win-win,\u201d said Kathy Abusow, SFI\u2019s President and CEO. \u201cIf we can play even a small role in addressing a significant societal challenge \u2013 that of affordable housing, including Indigenous housing in Canada \u2013 then this is a very positive thing!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSFI has demonstrated tremendous community leadership through this partnership with Habitat GO and their commitment to Habitat for Humanity Canada\u2019s Indigenous Housing Program,” says Alexis Ashworth, Habitat GO\u2019s CEO. “We are incredibly grateful for SFI\u2019s financial support, donated products from responsible sources and partner volunteerism, which will change the life of an Indigenous family in Ottawa forever.”<\/p>\n

Since 2008, the SFI community has donated countless volunteer hours and certified products to numerous Habitat for Humanity builds across Canada and the U.S. In 2014, SFI and Habitat for Humanity Canada signed a memorandum of mutual support known as Wood 4 Good. This program encourages local home building through SFI\u2019s grassroots network, increases awareness of sourcing wood products certified to the SFI standards, and helps make supply chains more efficient. The partnership also works to encourage collaborative solutions to support Indigenous housing in Canada.<\/p>\n

SFI arranged for over $100,000 of wood products, from forests certified to the SFI Standard, to be donated to the Red Bull Crashed Ice event in February in Ottawa. Some of the wood donations, from SFI Program Participants West Fraser, LP Building Products and JD Irving, were repurposed for Habitat for Humanity builds, including the ones this week, and for ReStores in the Greater Ottawa region.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Chairman of the SFI Board, I am so pleased to see SFI\u2019s commitment to building communities through these local projects,\u201d said Mark Rodgers, President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Canada. \u201cSFI is leading the way in supporting the Indigenous Build through the repurposing of SFI certified products and through their Wood 4 Good program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Habitat GO\u2019s third urban Indigenous Build represents the ongoing effort to create opportunities for Indigenous families through affordable homeownership as part of Habitat for Humanity Canada\u2019s Indigenous Housing Program. Since 2007, local Habitats across Canada have helped 166 Indigenous families access affordable homeownership, including 38 on First Nations, M\u00e9tis Settlements and reserves.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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