Habitat for humanity is a human service organization whose main aim is to eliminate poverty and homelessness from the world by building cheap and affordable houses foe needy people. This organization relies on volunteer work to carry out its activities. Its recruitment of volunteers would be much easier if they had a volunteer recruitment portal of their website. This would make it easy for people sympathetic to their cause to get specific information on how they can offer aid to the organization. This would also help the organization to acquire more accurate information on the exact amount of manpower that it has available to carry out its activities and it would also help on record keeping for posterity.
Being an organization that builds homes for the needy habitat for humanity could perform much better with the use of architecture simulation technology. This is technology that enables architects to view their building designs virtually in three dimensions before the actual construction begins. This enables the architects to detect the flaws in their designs if any exist and make the necessary changes before the actual construction of the structure begins in order to avoid construction of flawed and potentially problematic structures. The availability of this technology to a human service organization such as habitat for humanity would go a very long way in helping them achieve their objectives of constructing affordable houses for people at no profit at all. This technology would enable habitat for humanity to get a clear picture of the house they intend to build and also give them suggestions on which type of structures are suitable for particular topographical and climatic region. This would make the houses they construct for people much more durable with a higher chance of standing the test of time with minimal or absolutely no repairs at all in terms of maintenance.
Habitat for humanity also embarks on reconstruction of homes for people in areas which have been affected by natural disasters for example hurricanes and earthquakes. In the event of a natural disaster accessing the affected area might prove very difficult or even impossible for the organization due to destruction of basic infrastructure. The organization could use aircrafts which are capable of carrying large amounts of building material and making short landings. This would give the organization the ability to respond as quickly as possible in the event of a natural disaster and help people who are desperately in need of help to get back on their feet by having their homes rebuild for them. This would also help the organization to reach people in need of their services but living in remote areas which are not easily accessed by the use of basic infrastructure such as roads.
The use of aircrafts could prove problematic for an organization like habitat for humanity since it is a nonprofit organization. The high cost of maintenance of the aircrafts could prove difficult for the organization which depends primarily on volunteer labor and donor funding for it to effectively carry out its activities.
A volunteer recruitment portal could have its own limitations in the sense that it does not do much to advertise the activities of an organization such as habitat for humanity. It does not convince potential volunteers to render their services to the organization but simply provides an avenue for them to do so.
An architectural simulation program could prove problematic in terms of its high operation cost, high maintenance cost and technical expertise needed for its operation.
References
Haun, L., Laurence, V., & Snyder, T. (2004). Habitat for Humanity, how to build a house. Newtown, CT: Taunton Press.
Suen, A. (2003). Habitat for Humanity. New York: PowerKids Press.
