Misión Hábitat ("Mission Habitat") is a

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

Bolivarian Mission The Bolivarian missions are a series of over thirty social programs implemented under the administration of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and continued by Chávez's successor, Nicolás Maduro. The programs focus on helping the most ...

aims to construct of thousands of new housing units for the poor. The program also seeks to develop agreeable and integrated housing zones that make available a full range of social services — from education to healthcare — which likens its vision to that of

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually inf ...

. According to Venezuela's '' El Universal'', Chávez promised to build 150,000 houses in 2006. In the first half of the year, 24% of the goal (35,000 houses) was fulfilled. The project was continued by the

Great Mission Housing Venezuela Great Mission Housing Venezuela (Spanish: ''Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela'', GMVV) is a program of the Venezuelan government Bolivarian missions to provide housing for people who live in precarious conditions. The program was launched by the ...

launched in 2011. ''El Universal'' (July 31, 2006). In 2013, the Venezuelan government completed nearly 50% of projected homes and in 2014 completed 30% of its target.

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Fundación Misión Hábitat
(in Spanish) Affordable housing Mission Habitat Mission Habitat Mission Habitat {{Venezuela-stub

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