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UN Techo Para Mi Pais (CHL 349-12) TECHO, also known as Un Techo para mi País (UTPMP) (A Roof For My Country), is a Chile based non-governmental organization that was awarded the “Habitat Scroll of Honor” in 2009 for getting thousands of young volunteers, the private sector, universities and governments to raise awareness about slum conditions. This award for best practice transfer is in recognition of the fact that initiative has mobilized over 500,000 volunteers – youth, professionals and civil society organizations to construct houses for more than 86,000 families in 19 countries. The project has had a major impact on the lives of the poor by giving them decent housing.

UN Techo Para Mi Pais Departmental
#440, San Joaquín Santiago Chile
marion.dubois@techo.org
(56) (2) 838 7300