Upon return from their Global Village trip to Malawi, Miller Homes are more motivated than ever to end poverty housing across the world. Seventeen Miller Homes employees from across the UK, including CEO Chris Endsor, have recently returned from working with local staff and beneficiaries to build four homes for four families in desperate need in Salima, Malawi. On the 11th… Read more »
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Feeling Peckish? Eat Bugs for Charity: Bush Tucker Challenge
Bush tucker is on the menu this autumn and we are calling you to the challenge. Global Village volunteer, Amy Coulbeck has recently tucked into a selection of locusts, water beetles, scorpions and snails in a bid to support women building stability and independence in Mumbai, through housing. Women have been an important driving force behind the… Read more »
Read moreUpgrading Palestinian Refugees Camps in Lebanon (Slum Rehabilitation)
The main objective for this slum rehabilitation project has been to upgrade the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon to provide safe and healthy homes to poor and vulnerable families who have been living in camps for years, and often decades. An important focus of this project was put on families taking care of: Orphans Vulnerable children Women-headed households… Read more »
Read moreHome Building Industry in Scotland Supports Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity’s work supporting some of the poorest people around the world received a generous boost on Thursday September 8th, when the Chief Executive of Homes for Scotland Nicola Barclay presented a cheque worth £6,500 on behalf of the home building industry in Scotland. The donation marks the start of a new partnership between… Read more »
Read moreSafer, Energy Efficient Homes in Macedonia: Renovating Blocks of Flats
In Skopje, Macedonia, resident Lile Kik explores the benefits of renovating apartment buildings for energy efficiency through our interest-free home improvement loans. These tower blocs in Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, were built as part of a vision for a better future which saw a housing boom 30 years ago. But they were built from low-quality materials… Read more »
Read moreCorporate Volunteering in Malawi: What to Expect
In September, a team of 17 employees from Miller Homes will be joining a corporate volunteer trip to Malawi with us for a week – in order to help build homes for orphans and vulnerable children in the district of Salima. During this time, the volunteers will meet the families they are helping and encounter an entirely new… Read more »
Read moreVolunteering in Romania: Lessons From Our Trip Abroad
Interested in volunteering abroad? Here are a few lessons taken from the blog that the Barnsley Builders created for their volunteer trip in Romania (Comanesti). Lesson #1 – Don’t volunteer yourself for digging After a long journey yesterday and a good nights sleep we were all feeling refreshed this morning. We were all down for breakfast at 7:30,… Read more »
Read moreMiller Homes Goes the Extra Mile for Habitat for Humanity
Award winning housebuilder Miller Homes has been heavily involved with our Hope Builders campaign throughout 2016 and we have been very impressed by the support and commitment from them to help end poverty housing across the world. Below Chris Endsor, Chief Executive of Miller Homes talks about his team’s fantastic fundraising efforts and introduces the… Read more »
Read moreMiller Homes Employee Brings Hope Through Marathon Effort
Over the course of the year Miller Homes has pledged to raise £100,000 for our Hope Builders campaign, enough to build over 30 homes and make a real difference to those living in poverty housing. As part of this pledge, Miller Homes Contracts Manager, David Graziano put his best foot forward and completed the London Marathon in just over four hours whilst… Read more »
Read moreTeam Building: A Corporate Perspective on Volunteering
Corporate partners are superb supporters of Habitat for Humanity. Our biggest Hope Builder, Miller Homes, explain why they got involved… Over 21 million people volunteer in the UK at least once a year and this contributes an estimated £23.9bn to the UK economy. As a company we’ve pledged to raise £100K during 2016 for Habitat for Humanity. The funds raised… Read more »
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