Chris' Friends & Family Build - Malawi - 5th to 13th July
In July 2025, work hand in hand with the local community in Mulanje as you build safe and secure housing for families in need of a decent place to live.
Trip Details:
Register
Register
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When you register for the volunteering trip you are officially part of the team.
Please ensure that your passport has a validity that spans 6 months (minimum) beyond the departure date of the volunteering trip. If your passport does not have such validity, you can still register with an approximate date of expiry for a new passport, but you will need to apply for a new passport ASAP.
RegisterItinerary
Itinerary
5th July – Arrive in Blantyre. Habitat Malawi staff will welcome you at the airport. Welcome dinner at hotel restaurant.
6th July – Rest Day. Take part in health and safety briefing and in-country orientation.
7th July – Visit to SSB site. Travel to Mulanje. Travel to build site and work in the afternoon.
8th-11th July – Travel to build site, depart hotel 8.30am. Build until 12.30pm lunch. Depart build site for hotel 4.00pm.
12th July – House dedication ceremony. Final clean-ups, lunch with families and local volunteers. Return travel to Blantyre.
13th July – Depart Malawi.
Cost
Cost
Cost: £3000
- Registration fee £250
- Minimum fundraising target: £2750
Cost Breakdown
Every trip includes a direct contribution to Habitat for Humanity’s work in Malawi and Great Britain, and the rest covers your volunteer experience.
Registration Fee
The registration fee is payable upon registration. This portion of the costs cannot be fundraised, and is non-refundable.
Minimum Fundraising Target
You may choose to fundraise or pay this amount after the registration fee has been paid.
Fundraising is easy: It’s as easy as telling your friends, family and co-workers about why you build with Habitat for Humanity. They may even ask to join the team! We set you up with a great website and coaching for success.
Not Included:
- *Flights not included
- *Vaccinations & visas are also not included in the cost
Visas
Visas
To check your eligibility and if you need to apply for a visa to visit Malawi, please visit the Malawi Visa Assistance page.
See visit the Malawi immigration website for updates.
Why volunteer in Malawi
More than half, or 58.9 %, of the 4.8 million housing units in Malawi are substandard homes. Typically, these houses are made of mud walls and grass thatched roofs. To meet the current housing demand, an estimated 21,000 new units will have to be constructed annually in the next 10 years.
Anchored by the conviction that safe and affordable housing provides a path out of poverty, Habitat for Humanity Malawi has helped over 75,000 families to access decent housing. We work with vulnerable groups to build or improve the place they call home, improve water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, help families recover and rebuild following disasters, and provide informal vocational training. We also advocate for security of land tenure as well as sustainable and inclusive policies and systems that promote access to decent housing.
Read more about MalawiWhat will you do?
Whilst you are in Malawi, you can expect early starts so that work can begin before the sun is at it’s highest point.
You will build alongside the local community, local volunteers, and the homeowners themselves.
On site you could be fitting insulation, cutting down materials, digging and laying foundations, laying flooring, plastering new walls, and more.
Don’t worry if you don’t have any building experience. Full guidance will be provided during orientation, and you will be assisted by experienced masons and a Team Leader throughout the build.
Itinerary
5th July – Arrive in Blantyre. Habitat Malawi staff will welcome you at the airport. Welcome dinner at hotel restaurant.
6th July – Rest Day. Take part in health and safety briefing and in-country orientation.
7th July – Visit to SSB site. Travel to Mulanje. Travel to build site and work in the afternoon.
8th-11th July – Travel to build site, depart hotel 8.30am. Build until 12.30pm lunch. Depart build site for hotel 4.00pm.
12th July – House dedication ceremony. Final clean-ups, lunch with families and local volunteers. Return travel to Blantyre.
13th July – Depart Malawi.
For me, it is so important to have a house that I can be proud to hand over to my children in the future. Fernando - Homeowner in Recife, Bra
My life has fundamentally changed for the better because of HFH, as have the lives of people we have helped. Livi Warnes, Volunteer Team Leader
