We believe it’s important for people to have a safe, clean place to live.

Since the Amway One by One Campaign for Children partnered with Habitat for Humanity last year, distributors and employees across the Americas have worked hard to make that happen.

Here are three examples where our distributors and employees are building hope for others.

In Guatemala, Amway employees and distributors from the United States, Mexico, Barbados, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Honduras, Colombia and El Salvador built a dozen homes. They also raised half a million dollars, matching a $250,000 gift of Tim Foley, longtime Amway distributor and Amway Founders Council member. These  funds will finance construction of more than 40 homes throughout Latin America over the next five years.

In São Paulo, Brazil, Amway distributors and employees raised nearly $5,000, and used it to renovate two homes. Their next  project? Already they are evaluating how to apply their time and talents to help people affected by the devastating floods in Rio de Janeiro.

Finally, after raising $16,000,  more than 25 Amway Colombia distributors, employees and their families constructed two homes in only two days.

Visit our Amway One by One blog to learn how we’re making a difference in 2012. Make your own difference, too, at Habitat for Humanity.

True entrepreneurs just keep trying until they find the idea that works. That’s the spirit of “fluid determinism” that Amway President Doug DeVos described when asked how Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos finally arrived at the business start-up idea that today is a $9.2 billion global enterprise.

During the Detroit Public TV (PBS) program, “Leaders on Leadership,” Doug provided insight on how Amway has changed due to its growth. But he also emphasized how the fundamental values that have created a common culture – and that continue to attract like-minded distributors and employees around the world – have remained the same at Amway for more than 50 years.

Doug cited the traits of entrepreneurs – being optimistic, willing to take risks –  that are still are part of our culture. However, as Amway continues to grow, he says it’s important to find “great people to help us” change, adapt and grow.

Don’t have time to exercise?  Don’t sweat it. Ten minutes of stretching, along with cardiovascular and strength exercises, can do the trick.

Studies show that a healthy diet combined with a short exercise routine can have a positive impact on our overall health.

At Amway, we encourage employees to be physically active throughout the day to achieve their own Optimal Health. In our California and Michigan facilities, for example, Amway offers the “Take 10” exercise program, a routine modified from the breakthrough 4321 program developed by Sean Foy, a lead fitness consultant for the Nutrilite Health Institute.

The program is simple. For 10 minutes, an employee volunteer leads a non-sweat exercise routine that helps with flexibility, coordination, strength, rejuvenation and counter-repetitive motions. Exercises include overhead reach, chin drops, shoulder rolls, elbow butterfly and chair squats.

It only takes a short time to make a long-term investment in feeling better and living longer.

It’s a big job – or perhaps we should say jobs – to provide support to more than three million entrepreneurs around the world.

Those jobs might be in market research; product development; marketing; logistics; project management; finance; or training and education. No matter what department, the width and depth of career options at Amway may be one of the talent acquisition world’s best kept secrets.

Until now.

The Talent Acquisition team at Amway recently updated its Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter presence to include real-time job postings, build a vibrant community for job seekers, and use social media to help select and hire the most highly-qualified candidates.

After all, the 14.4 million people who used social media to find their last job can’t be wrong. Neither can the five out of six recruiters who use it to keep pace with the intense competition for the best and brightest employees.

We’ll be using these channels to do much more than recruit. We’ll be telling stories of our global achievements. Showcasing our expertise. And in general, providing an experience to job candidates that gets them talking about Amway, no matter the results of their current job search. So if you know someone who aspires to help people live better lives through employment at Amway, send them our way.

You can help us put Amway on the A-list of A-list talent.

[Pictured: Consumer & Market Insights Manager Randy Locke.]