We found that Habitat for Humanity was perfect because they make the participants take an interest in the home. They also must be from the region of the rebuilt home and sign a 10-year commitment to remain at the house. Participants also learn maintenance skills in the process. For the business school community, the project has provided several opportunities. Additionally, this project provides great networking opportunities.
People get to network while actually working.
While all of the professional opportunities presented by the project cannot be downplayed, personal satisfaction is another benefit of the project, Broscius said. If we accept things the way they currently are . . . there will be no improvements. For me, the most concrete thing is seeing from ground zero to the end the results of our work. It feels terrific. I go every week to the site because I don't want to miss any of the progress.