Principles and Purposes of H & D H&D is a non-profit organization, operating without any political, religious or racial discrimination, and, has regard to the importance attached to the living conditions of each human being. H&D shall have the target of assisting, promoting and co-ordinating any initiative aimed to improve and develop the field of human endeavour.
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H&D puts man at the centre of attention in the spiralling growth of cities world-wide - cities are built for man and with man, always having regard of the recommendations expressed in the “United Nations Conference on Human settlements - Habitat II”- held at Istanbul from 3 to 14 June 1996 which highlighted the enormous challenge presented by the explosive growth of cities and the necessity to work out the problems created thereby.
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H&D considers the house as the primary necessity for mankind and his family; one of the primary targets of H&D is to strive to ensure that houses can become ever more accessible and attainable for everyone through the application of a serious policy ensuring that the house achieves the expectation of social emergencies: the social value of the house takes precedence over its real estate and speculative value.
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H&D considers the decentralisation policy as essential for a balanced and proper development project. For this reason, H&D adopts a varied and ample strategy which permits the mobilisation of both the public and private sector in order to ensure an optimal solution to problems nowadays. H&D assists this need of change by encouraging the participation and growth of productive, social and political sectors, without compromising economic efficiency and productivity.
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H&D co-ordinates business and economic entities in various sectors, permitting each one to become of primary importance and optimising resources thus permitting the achievement of results which would otherwise not be attainable.
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“ Agreeing on the principles and on an ethical behaviour, also the private interests can promote the common good ”.
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H&D focuses on those operators who, besides ensuring professionalism in their field of activity, derive the satisfaction of their private interests by acting with and not against the human being and his values. H&D is an expression of all who wish to operate within these principles and who intend to operate accordingly in their economic, social and political objectives; thence the commitment of H&D to safeguard and promote such companies operating on principles of common interest. The guarantee required to our operators and associates, before and subsequent to their subscription is that they need to have and maintain intact their “capital of trust”.
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It is a commitment of H&D to enable the harmony and the complementarity of all the factors operating within a development program (political, economic, financial, technical, social, etc.); as well as institutionally represent before any interlocutor, both from the public and private sphere, instances and proposals or projects proposed by H&D members involving building programs, production and development promoted or approved by H & D.
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In order to achieve its social targets, H&D can stipulate conventions, contracts and agreements with public and private bodies and it can receive contributions of varied nature.
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H&D may organise and promote any activities which may be necessary or useful for the accomplishment of its social objectives, particularly: a) b) c)
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Producing items of information and communication on every aspects which may be useful in promoting and putting into practice its objectives. Identify the requirements and the priorities concerning each country, region or well defined territory and provide a range of useful information to manage and resolve these priorities. Provide Organizational, Technical and Educational Support according to local requirements and priorities previously identified, within the framework of “housing” and of local development generally and particurarly to protect the environment ; Provide through its own operators and operative structures of its partners any kind of assistance and advice to both natural and legal persons, public or private entities, as may require the professional assistance of H&D. Promoting an efficient co-operation in the housing and environmental sector between H&D and both its local and international partners. Acting in collaboration or partnership with other institutions, associations, foundations, committees, universities and schools, banking institutions and entities both national and international for the setting in motion and attainment of development programmes, social initiatives, humanitarian projects and any initiative deemed necessary and useful. Promoting any kind of social, economic and political relation which supports permanent or casual collaboration, in all productive sectors deemed useful for the development Encouraging and facilitating professional formation and creation of small and medium industry and their insertion in the productive apparatus.
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