Global Village volunteer stories
Global Village volunteers connect with partner families, make lifelong friends and learn about Habitat’s mission and work. Global Village volunteers build and renovate homes, immerse themselves in new cultures and make a difference around the world.
There are countless examples of lives impacted. Here are just a few:
Room to Grow (video)
Habitat for Humanity International photographer, Steffan Hacker, created this video after a Global Village trip to Mongolia.
Read the full article in Habitat World: Room to grow.
The same blood
Experienced Global Village team leader, Sheila Crowley, shares a touching story about a connection made with a homeowner in Malawi.
Destination Mozambique
First-time Global Village participant Chelsie McKnight recounts her experience in Mozambique to trip donors.
Dawn and Nubia (video)
Dawn, a Global Village participant to San Andrea, Colombia, and Nubia, a Habitat homeowner, become friends.
Many happy returns (slideshow)
CNN’s Arwa Damon created this audio slideshow about her Global Village trips to Malawi and Cambodia.
Ambassadors build with Habitat in Romania (slideshow)
American, Canadian and Austrian ambassadors to Romania and the deputy head of the Dutch mission led a team of volunteers working on two homes for low-income Roma families in Baltesti.
More than words
An excerpt from a Thrivent Builds Worldwide trip journal by Nicole Doebert about stories shared and relationships built in El Salvador despite language barriers.
It's not just the destination
Habitat for Humanity International writer/editor and Global Village team leader, Phillip Jordan, explores the lasting impact of Global Village and shares Lessons from Nepal.
Aching arms and a happy heart
Habitat for Humanity International software developer, John Therkelsen, shares his experience as a Global Village volunteer on a trip to Bolivia.
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