{"id":5318,"date":"2021-05-14T08:18:37","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T08:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manikaso.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:09:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:09:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/manikaso.com\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Manikaso Centre\u2019s mission is to put in place conditions conducive to housing development among First Nations by providing awareness, education and support activities on financial literacy and housing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Manikaso Centre is proud to be an organization created by and for First Nations.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In addition to its field work, the Centre is a point of reference. It provides First Nations stakeholders with support, tools and documentation to help them work on housing and financial literacy issues. <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Centre is the preferred partner of First Nations communities to support them in making much-needed fundamental changes in the housing landscape, thereby increasing the quality of life of individuals and ensuring the financial sustainability of communities, as well as their economic and social development.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Focus areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Developing personal finance management skills<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Being able to provide a down payment for housing, having a good credit history and having a financial buffer to cover the costs associated with a home are all essential to gaining access to private home ownership.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s best to get started as soon as possible, because creating the right conditions doesn\u2019t happen overnight.\u00a0 Personal finance awareness and education are the first link in the chain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Developing knowledge of housing <\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Going from tenant to homeowner requires a certain amount of knowledge. It may even seem like an unattainable goal for some.<\/p>\n

How do you get financing? What are the steps involved in building a home? How do you maintain your home? These are all issues that can act as barriers to those interested in becoming homeowners.<\/p>\n

Awareness and education are the keys to making home ownership accessible.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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