This is an update on our project to renovate and refurbish a building because homeless veterans are in need of accommodation in London – in collaboration with corporate volunteers from Bloomberg and Veterans Aid. What follows is a transcript of the videos featured below. “I’m Nathan Rooke, 25. I served in the Fourth Regiment Army Air Corps as… Read more »
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So, What Happens After a Volunteer Trip Abroad?
At the end of a volunteer trip (also known as a Global Village Build), volunteers and the community part ways after a week of sweat, laughter, tears, hard work and connection. As the new homes are handed to the families, the lasting impact of a home begins. Just under a year ago, Touchstone volunteers returned from Salima, Malawi after… Read more »
Read moreHelping UK Veterans: Charities Join Forces Against Homelessness
A very exciting project in partnership with UK charity Veterans Aid and Bloomberg was completed in 2016 to help veterans escape homelessness. Through our subsidiary, Habitat for Humanity GB Homes, we partner with local charities to refurbish and renovate their housing and building stock. By subsidising the cost of our work with grants and charitable donations… Read more »
Read moreHousing and Shelter: Our Charity’s Work in Great Britain
Habitat for Humanity was set up by just two people 40 years ago, and the shelter and housing charity branch in Great Britain (our local affiliate) was established in 1995. Worldwide, 827 million people living in cities live in slums and over 100 million people are homeless. In the past 40 years, our international aid programmes have helped… Read more »
Read moreVolunteering in Nepal: Rebuilding Damaged Homes
We sent out a team to volunteer in Nepal, including interior designer and TV presenter Julia Kendell, to rebuild homes that were destroyed or damaged by several earthquakes over the past decades. The two videos below tell about their trip, why they chose to volunteer in Nepal and what they thought of the experience. You will also meet the… Read more »
Read moreVolunteers in Zambia Are Changing Lives, One Home at a Time
Last July, we sent a team of volunteers to Zambia to build homes for our Orphans & Vulnerable Children project. This is a project that provides houses for children who are parentless or otherwise vulnerable due to sickness, often being taken care of by an extended family member or another carer. Recently our colleagues in Zambia updated… Read more »
Read moreVisiting Palestinian Families: Our Impact in Lebanon’s Refugee Camps
Here are the stories of a few Palestinian families living in Lebanon’s refugee camps who have benefitted from the support of our local operation to renovate their homes. The camps we’ve worked on in this project were Shatila, Burj Hammoud and Beeka, most of the work involved extensive house repairs and renovations as well as… Read more »
Read moreScotland’s home building industry supports Habitat for Humanity
Scotland Show Support Scotland’s home building industry, Homes for Scotland, show support by digging deep this month. They will support the vital work undertaken by Habitat for Humanity Great Britain in order to help end poverty housing. A leading shelter charity providing the poorest and most vulnerable around the world with a decent place to… Read more »
Read moreMiller Homes Volunteers Return from Malawi
The team of volunteers from Miller Homes are now back from their volunteer trip in Malawi, full of stories, emotions and memories. This trip also marked a great achievement as not only did they manage to build the three homes that they had initially planned to, they also completed a fourth home. This is the first time… Read more »
Read moreThe Benefits of Volunteering: Georgina’s Life-Changing Experience
This blog post on the importance and benefits of volunteering was written by Georgina after she joined one of our volunteer trips abroad in October 2016. “When I grow up I want to build a house for other people, it will make me stronger”. This is what a 4-year-old boy told me at my local… Read more »
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