Luque, Paraguay
February 27, 2027
March 06, 2027
Program Donation
2114.00
Description
According to Paraguay’s Ministry of Urban Planning, the country faced a housing deficit of 1.1 million homes in 2011 — a gap that has continued to grow each year. Today, the high cost of home loans and limited access to affordable financing are contributing to the expanding housing backlog.
Habitat for Humanity Paraguay has collaborated with over 10,000 families and over 50,000 Paraguayans since its inception in 1996. You will be joining the 5,000 local and international volunteers that have already supported the work in the country since the program first began in the ‘90s.
Habitat families choose between building a traditional, complete or smaller modular home that can be expanded when the family is financially ready. Global Village volunteers will help a building contractor and local volunteers build two-bedroom, one-bath homes that are roughly 34 square meters.
Some of the construction tasks include:
Habitat for Humanity Paraguay has collaborated with over 10,000 families and over 50,000 Paraguayans since its inception in 1996. You will be joining the 5,000 local and international volunteers that have already supported the work in the country since the program first began in the ‘90s.
Habitat families choose between building a traditional, complete or smaller modular home that can be expanded when the family is financially ready. Global Village volunteers will help a building contractor and local volunteers build two-bedroom, one-bath homes that are roughly 34 square meters.
Some of the construction tasks include:
- Mixing mortar and concrete.
- Moving sand, bricks and mortar.
- Digging septic pits.
- Laying bricks.