Volunteer Abroad
Charity work abroad - in Asia, Africa, Latin America, & Europe
International volunteering opportunities
Due to Coronavirus, our overseas volunteering programme is on hold for the safety of both our volunteers and the communities in which we build. When the time is right, and with you beside us, we stand ready to once again accelerate our efforts with renewed energy and commitment to fulfil our vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. In the meantime you can keep up-to-date with our news and follow us on social media and share our stories.
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Your impact worldwide
Every year, our volunteers participating in charity work abroad help build dozens of new homes and send well over £200,000 in raised donations as part of their volunteer trip costs (fundraised or not).
For the families we work with, you are valuable reminder that compassionate people regularly go out of their way to help them break the cycle of poverty. Join our mission to build resilient communities that can weather any storm (from cyclones to joblessness). Our work carries on well beyond home construction, as we provide skills and financial training to empower local communities.
Cold feet vs itchy feet?
From “I’m not a manual person” to “I can’t possibly build a house”, the most beautiful thing for us is seeing volunteers suddenly realise that they are capable of so much more than what they think.
Believe us, you can do anything you set your mind to. Jimmy Carter, the 93 year old former US president, has been building with us nearly every year for the past 40 years.
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How it works
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Contact a team leader - ask any questions you may have and he/she will get back to you shortly
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Register for a build - you'll have to pay the registration fee after which you'll receive information to help you prepare for the build
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Start fundraising - we'll provide you with support and tips to successfully reach your target
Why build with us?
Today, 1.6 billion people live in slums and informal settlements where the walls aren’t sturdy enough, doors are missing and roofs are leaking. Whether you're headed to Africa, Latin America or anywhere else, every short-term volunteer trip includes a donation which helps us pay for local workers to build homes all year round. As well as helping to create local jobs, you provide a crucial boost to our productivity - allowing us to build more homes at a faster pace than ever.
Do you have a question?
- Wondering how to get started or how volunteering abroad works?
- Thinking about joining a short-term volunteer trip?
Get in touch with us and we will be there to support you along the way — introducing you to the Team Leader, setting up your fundraising page and helping with you reach your target.
Your Team Leader will be able to help you as you start to prepare. We have also online resources that will be useful as you embark on your journey.
Contact us at hello@habitatforhumanity.org.uk
Join a community of Habitat volunteers around the world!
We're so excited to announce that in just one week we'll kick off our 6th (‼️) #habitatforhumanity house build! This year we'll be working with dorchesterh4h to build a home for the Levine family 🏠. Here are some photos from yesterday's welcome reception with the family and members of our team. We used a 3dsystems 3D printer to crreate a model of the house to give the family a sneak peek at their future home! Stay tuned - we'll be providing updates all throughout the build 🔨.
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#DuncanParnell #sharingoursuccess #habitat #welcome #habitatbuild #3dmodel #3dprinted #dorchestercounty
We are aware of all that has been given to us, in this lifetime, in the past few years, months, days and so it’s hard not to be humbled, and pleased to give back. It’s said that generosity begins in your heart and then spills out in your behavior. That what you pour out is poured right back into you... we couldn’t agree more. #habitatbuild #nixtann #lovewhereyoulive #womenbuild 6019827918
Prayer Flag Proj for Ark Buffalo, new off grid camping outfit at Broughton Water Buffalo
6 lino designs to capture the ethos of the farm... so we have:
• Tipi / building for next generation
• River management
• Tree planting / forestry
• Protecting wildlife habitats
• The eternal knot of mob grazing
• Aving a smoke & a big buff swimming about
Designs will be printed onto reclaimed flag materials & sewn up to make Ark Buff's answer to the Tibethan prayer flag - all the branding that I've done for them so far has been based around prayer flag colours so it's a bit o a feature.
Anyway was good design proj - if u'd like a print (black ink, white-ish paper) they're about A4 size & I'll be taking orders after crimbo :D
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Proud to work for a company that cares about the communities we live in and with amazingly generous and selfless individuals who consistently spend their time, sweat and tears coming to all the wonderful volunteer opportunities our company affords us.
Last week we spent 3 days building 2 new homes in Atlanta in partnership with Habitat for Humanity for 2 very deserving families.
Many of the volunteers were the same individuals who joined me in Brazil earlier this year when we helped build 6 homes in Recife. It was such a heartwarming reunion getting to work together again on another great project.
Habitat for Humanity relies heavily on the work of volunteers to keep the costs down for the homes they build for low income families. Try signing up for a build! Or let me know if you’d like to join me on one of our Delta builds! 😊
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Kris Hermiller and Marvin Miller cut siding Wednesday for the Habitat for Humanity of Findlay/Hancock County’s 2020 Apostle Build.
Over 300 volunteers representing 12 churches have come together to build the 45th local Habitat home and the eighth all-church build. The home is scheduled to be dedicated on Oct 3. #findlayohio #habitatforhumanity #construction #habitatbuild #volunteers
A big thank you goes out to the Worley team that made short work of 570 rolls of sod recently at our Corunna Build! Thank you for all your hard work, what a difference you have made to this Habitat home down the stretch.
#HFHSLEddieshouse #habitatforhumanitysarnialambton #habitatbuild #habitatcanada WorleyECR
Helping to make the dream of ownership come true. We volunteered with habitatforhumanity habitatbroward on their Rick Case Habit Community project. When it’s complete, the community will have 77 homes, a community park and playground. 🔨🔨🔨
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Show us those mealworm terrariums!! •
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We love seeing pictures like these from happy customers enjoying their terrarium projects 💚 Special thanks to Miss Angie for sharing hers! •
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Want us to see and post your project? Just tag ArboVe and shows us what you got! •
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🐊GHARIAL EXHIBIT BUILD🐊
New addition to the zoo! The Gharial exhibit. I’ve been slowly considering what animals to bring into Tropical Wild Lands (the name of the Zoo) so I can include a wide range of diverse animals and also maintain a good level of conservation. The Gharial was the perfect match for a new addition. The pathway through the middle is the perfect area to see the Gharial without disturbing them.
If you want to see me build the new habitats and areas of the zoo you can follow me on twitch (link in bio) and catch the live thought process and creation of these habitats! 💙
We had a great day volunteering with habitatforhumanity!! Today we worked on siding! #habitatbuild #morethanahome
Our life and our death are with our neighbor.
-St. Antony
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