Welcome to Global Village
Throw job titles and positions aside, immerse yourself in another culture, and unite employees together as a collective force to lift families out of poverty.
Make Your Impact
Stand with one of the world’s leading housing charities to build homes for the world’s most vulnerable people.
- Take a team of employees to build homes around the world.
- Work side by side with families and the local community to see first hand the impact that volunteering has.
- Be led and guided by an experienced Team Leader, and work with Habitat for Humanity staff on the ground.
What's involved in a trip
- Choose from one of our project locations such as: Cambodia, Brazil, Malawi, Guatemala or Romania, or fund a project in Great Britain.
- Spend 8 -10 days in country, with 5 of those days spent building on site.
- Complete tasks such as digging, mixing mortar, building walls, laying blocks, painting walls, and moving materials.
- Take part in a leaving ceremony with the family to celebrate the build, the family, and their new home.
- Have the opportunity to meet people from the local community, and explore new places.
Put your company values into action
Global Village volunteering adds a narrative and personality to your organisation. The programme’s key benefits include:
- Improving staff retention and engagement
- Aligning your organisation as socially responsible and globally aware
- Opportunities to demonstrate your commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility
- Connecting you to your clients, customers, and community
To find out more, contact Katie, our Senior New Business Officer:
Volunteer Build Types

Women Build
Build homes with women and children while exploring a new country.

Vulnerable Populations
Bring stability and opportunity to orphans, vulnerable children and other people experiencing extreme difficulties.

Home Construction
Help build new homes with those in need.

Healthy Homes
Upgrade existing houses with smokeless stoves, water filtration systems, new bathrooms and more.

Green Building
Help build energy-efficient homes with those in need.

Disaster Recovery
Build back stronger after a disaster and learn about Habitat’s work to increase stability and reduce risks.

Critical Home Improvement
Improve existing shelters to make them safe, decent places to live.

Community Development
Volunteer with a holistic development project that builds decent housing as well as economic growth and communal resources.

Build Louder: Advocate & Build
Build with partner families and advocate for policies and systems to advance affordable housing.
Global Village trip costs
Understand the costs involved in a Global Village trip with our expenses breakdown.
Read moreReady to take part in a Build?
To get started on your own company Global Village trip, contact Katie, our Senior New Business Officer for more information:
- kchedgey@habitatforhumanity.org.uk
- 01753 313611