Build House Hope with us and give a new home to a Croatian family
Let's show the world that the joint effort of a tight community with a big heart can make history and change lives!
Time we have to reach the first 20% of the budget
Imagine changing someone's life for the better?
And knowing exactly where your help is going. No intermediaries. No hidden fees.
When 6.2 earthquake hit Croatia on 29 December 2020, you asked me to do something. You wanted me to help you help the people who lost their homes.
We went there, to Strašnik village – the epicenter of the earthquake. We found no more homes. There is hardly a house that was spared from being damaged.
We found a family. The Salamun family, whose house was lost for good.
But it's more than being without home. Hope is missing too. Becasue no one knows when they'll have a new roof over their head. 2 years maybe? This is what we are told in the news…
There is no shortage of volunteers and donations. But what can you really do with bricks, roof tiles and cement when your house flies the red label and you have no building experience?
There is another way. We can build a new house for the Salamuns. A home inspired by the traditional wooden architecture that will have all the modern and energy-saving features.
We believe that building one complete house for one family IS the new beginning. The smart way to rebuild Croatia after earthquake.
We are building a self-sustainable, wooden house for the Salamuns in Strašnik, house number 66. But this house is also a model house for the future of the region.
Let's band together to build the extraordinary house hope
We need you to join our team. In fact, we need you to BE THE TEAM. Building a house is a big deal. We can do it only if we reach our budget.
You are our first port of call, our closest friends, our devoted fans.
Let's first raise 20% of the entire budget (25,000 EUR). This is phase 1. Our next step is to meet with corporate partners. When we can show them how many of us believe in the project, they will chip in too. Guaranteed!
Meet the family you are building house hope for
This is how much we have raised in phase 1
Million thanks to all of you who have already joined the House Hope project!
Sneak Peak into Amazing House Hope
This 3D rendering is the first sneak peak into what House Hope will look like. It's a wooden, earthquake-proof house constructed with modern technology. It features many energy-saving qualities, it's safe and quick to build.
Here’s what our community is saying about the project
We are touched that so many people have joined the House Hope project even before we officially launched it. This is what they are saying.
Fred T.
USA
This project makes history
To my fellow diaspora, let's make history and change this family's life for the better. 4 generations under one roof is priceless. We in the diaspora are fortunate. Let's share some of our good fortune for this wonderful project.
Sara Halfmann
USA
What an incredible project
This is an incredible project for an incredible family. My son is autistic as well, and as a mother my heart aches with empathy for the family’s situation. My thoughts and prayers for the family and the entire community.
Bianca H.
Austria
Honoured to be part of this campaign
Honored to be able to support this campaign, building a home for one family but also generating local business in an environmentally sound, sustainable way.
Hear from more of our community members
We feel utmost appreciation for everyone who has already joined us. House Hope is a long-term, visionary undertaking which starts with one house. But as with all great projects, you must start with the first step.
faq
The size of the house on the outside measures 130 m2 (1400 sq. ft.), which includes 95 m2 (1000 sq. ft.) of living space inside. It accommodated 5 members of the Salamun family: the father, mother, son, daughter and grandmother.
Aside from the wood's flexibility and safety as a building material, this house is smart in other ways too. It will have two types of solar panels (for hot water and electricity), a water filtering and recycling system and highly efficient thermal insulation. Its walls will be 60 cm (2 ft.) wide covered with the ventilated facade.
This project is a complete solution for the Salamun family, whose old house is labelled uninhabitable and needs to be demolished. Key parts of this project include:
- Geodetic surveying
- Drawing the house plan and design blueprints
- Obtaining the building permit and other legally required documents
- Demolition of the old house
- Building surveillance
- Construction and building work
- Construction and building supervision
- Carrying out interior design, decoration, and buying house appliances
- Obtaining the residential license
- Covering communal, municipal and other tax
- Registering the house in the land and property register
- Project administration
- Creating video records of the project progression for the purposes of transparency
- Producing a documentary film in order to explain, educate and promote the house as an earthquake-proof model house
- Taking care of VAT for building materials and construction work
- Paying the fee for the fundraising platform and banking transfers
The estimated budget to build the house is 125,000.00 Euro – which includes all of the items from above and is a complete solution for the family. They will literally be able to turn the key and move right in.
Yes, you can wire the money via IBAN and SWIFT codes directly into the account of CRO SAGA - the charity we have set up to administer the project.
Charity Name: Cultural And Creative Tourism Association “Cro Saga”
Account Type: Business
Account Name: CRO SAGA
Business Email: hello@crosaga.org
Currency: Euro
IBAN: HR4523600001102794500
SWIFT: ZABAHR2X
Bank Name: Zagrebacka banka
Bank Address:
Trg Bana Jelačića 10
HR - 10000 Zagreb
Purpose: Strasnik
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