April 2003

7-12 | Youth United Week: Young people come together throughout the Central Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States to help build and sponsor Habitat houses in their communities.

9 | HabiFest, a national day of awareness during which Habitat's campus chapters highlight poverty housing and homelessness.

13-20 | SC Johnson Youth Leadership Challenge: Youth from throughout Mexico learn life and leadership skills while blitz building three Habitat houses in Silao, Mexico.

26 | HFHI Global Village & Discovery Center opens in Americus, Ga.

27 | U.S. National Volunteer Appreciation Week begins

ongoing | Global Village trips to Tanzania, Malawi, Papua New Guinea

May 2003

Ongoing | Global Village trips to Brazil, Guatamala, United States (Georgia), Zambia

June 2003

1 | Brake the Cycle Bike Tour Across the USA: A two-month journey to raise awareness of poverty; Mary Wright, Catholic Campaign for Human Development, (202) 541-3374 or mwright@usccb.org

7-14 | 21st Century Challenge five-house blitz build, Covington, La.

9-13 | Jimmy Carter Work Project in Anniston, Ala., Valdosta, Ga., and LaGrange, Ga.

14-27 | Summer Youth Blitz Build, Cookeville, Tenn.

Ongoing | Global Village trips to Zambia, Uganda, Botswana, Fiji, Thailand, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Armenia, United States (Montana)

July 2003

4-18 | Summer Youth Blitz Build, Durban, South Africa

ongoing | Global Village trips to Botswana, Kenya, Hungary, Poland, Kyrgyzstan, United States (Montana, Alaska)