San Cristobal, Dominican Republic

The 2010 Dominican Republic National Census shows that 99,158 households (3.7%) still live on dirt floors. Habitat for Humanity and the Inter-American Cement Federation launched the 100,000 Floors to Play initiative to replace 100,000 dirt floors with concrete across Latin America and the Caribbean. Studies by the World Bank and the University of California, Berkeley revealed that concrete floors reduce parasitic infections by 70%, diarrhea by 49%, childhood anemia by 81% and improve children’s cognitive development by 36 to 96%.

Volunteers will support Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic’s objective of building 10,000 floors for households headed by older adults, women with children under 6, or people living with disabilities.

Habitat volunteers will help a building contractor as well as local volunteers and may work on the following tasks:

• Painting.
• Carrying water buckets.
• Making concrete with a mixer.

Volunteers will stay in double-occupancy rooms at a hotel. Single-occupancy rooms are available by request for an additional charge. Please contact your team leader to request a single-occupancy room. Meals will vary slightly from day to day. Breakfast will be provided at the hotel. Lunches will be served on the build site on workdays and dinner will be at the hotel, local restaurant or arranged by the country program.
 

Amy Rognstad has worked for Habitat for Humanity International since 2014 and is a proud member of the tithe team, helping connect U.S. affiliates with Habitat’s global work. She leads Global Village builds because they reinstall the hope at the heart of Habitat’s mission by providing an impactful experience for volunteers, families and community members. To learn more about this build, please contact Amy at [email protected].