住宅に関連した活動を行う特定非営利活動法人の概況

―認証団体の定款等における目的及び事業の記載内容の分析―

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This paper aims to examine Non Profit Organizasions (NPOs) which are established to execute activities related to housing such as supply of new houses, repair of existed houses, etc. To describe the general situation, the articles of association which NPOs notified public office are checked and names, objects and tasks of NPOs are judged whether they releted to housing. Through this work, 2472 Housing-Related NPOs established from 1999 to 2006 are picked out. From analysis of these Housing-Related NPOs, some characteristics are observed: 1) Housing-Related NPOs are increased and diversified year by year; 2) a major activity of Housing-Related NPOs is supply and management of new houses to older persons and handicapped persons, activity for ordinary residents is minor; 3) Housing-Related NPOs are divided into two types: one group set the area for activities and execute concrete projects to solve problems on that area, the other group determine the theme of activities and enlighten many people in wide area about that theme.