A team of Swiss volunteers joined a building project to tackle housing poverty in Poland – the first article on a series introducing our work around the housing crisis in Europe. Could you imagine sharing a studio apartment with 7 family members? That was the reality for Miroslaw, Agata and their 6 children. In the same small… Read more »
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Why Build in Malawi: Inspirational Quotes on Corporate Volunteering
Keen to experience first hand how a safe and secure home could benefit families in Malawi, the Miller Homes staff embarked on a corporate volunteering trip with the aim of building three houses by the end of the week. In fact, they were so keen, they ended up building four new homes! As we were their nominated charity for… 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 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 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 »
Read moreStories from Malawi: Miller Homes visits Newbottle Primary Academy
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 »
Read moreFeeling 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 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 »
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