Global Village Program

Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village trips give participants a unique opportunity to become active partners with people of another culture. Team members work alongside members of the host community, raising awareness of the burden of poverty housing and building decent, affordable housing worldwide. As partners, team members help build a true “global village” of love, homes, communities and hope!

Build with Global Village
Fact Sheet – International Trips
General information on program goals, organization and registration.

Fact Sheet – U.S.
General information on program goals, organization and registration.

Schedule and Trip Descriptions
Dates, destinations and overviews of available trips.

How to Apply
Apply online or download Global Village’s application packet.

Thrivent Builds Worldwide
A joint effort of Habitat for Humanity International and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, modeled after Global Village trips. This is an opportunity for Lutherans to express their faith with partial trip funding for Thrivent Financial members. Be sure to check out trip opportunities offered through Thrivent Builds Worldwide.

Featured Global Village Trips
Comanesti, Romania: September 26–October 7, 2008
Find out how you can become a part of this two-week, cross-cultural adventure among Romania’s Carpathian Mountains.

Ethiopia: October 13–27, 2008
By joining a Habitat build to Ethiopia, you can help improve the standard of living for at least one family and inspire hope for the future.

India: September 28-October 7, 2008
Global Build/World Habitat Day Event! Come join our team to experience a unique Global Build celebration where you will be building in India alongside other GV teams from all over the world! Our team will be joining GV teams arriving from countries such as Great Britain, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Northern Ireland, Canada, Holland and Korea.


Disaster Response in China and Myanmar
Since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar and an earthquake devastated China, the Global Village department has received numerous calls from volunteers asking how they can help. You can help today by directing a donation to Habitat’s disaster response for Myanmar or China.

If you are interested in physically helping rebuild communities, please join one of our Global Village teams. They frequently travel to areas impacted by natural disasters, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and U.S. Gulf Coast communities affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Global Village

Habitat affiliates worldwide
Global Village programs are hosted by Habitat affiliates.