Habitat for Humanity is a phenomenal charity. Through its work, individual and corporate volunteering, lives are changed for the better every day, by the creation of safe and secure places for people to call home, in some of the poorest and most challenging regions of the world. When I was fortunate enough to be offered… Read more »
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Volunteers build 29 homes in 10 days CALA Homes Big Build
In November 2017, volunteers from CALA Homes arrived in Cambodia to take part in the annual ‘Big Build’ project. During these 10 days, hundreds of Habitat for Humanity volunteers from around the globe joined forces to build 29 houses. In Cambodia, over ¼ of the population lives in poverty, and the housing situation is made… Read more »
Read moreIndia Sanitation Project
Water Sanitation and Hygiene India, with its large population and difficult living conditions, has struggled to provide communities with stable and clean shelter. Further relevant as the population fights to beat the global COVID-19 pandemic. But why is sanitation so important? Especially with the ongoing pandemic, families, communities, and individuals have needed a safe and… Read more »
Read moreArchitects Volunteer to Improve Urban Housing in Manila
In May 2016 a team of ten volunteers from architecture firm WATG travelled across the world to get their hands dirty building homes with Habitat for Humanity Philippines to improve the dire state of urban housing in the country. The team travelled to the outskirts of Manila. They spent a week in the sweltering heat… 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 moreReasons for Volunteering: Finding Meaning in Life
Our Head of Volunteering, Manuela Campbell, tells us her Habitat story of finding meaning in life through volunteering. From my first interaction with Habitat for Humanity I have found that it is all about what we can do. As individuals, as team members, as leaders and HomePartners—we can harness the Power of One in order to… Read more »
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