Luque, Paraguay

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:  

• Mixing mortar and concrete.
• Moving sand, bricks and mortar.
• Digging septic pits.
• Laying bricks.

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.
 

Andy Rivinus believes in a world where everyone has a decent place to live, and he is driven to help make that a reality. For more than 10 years, he has served as a team member on six Global Village builds and as a team leader on six more. He is also a regular volunteer with his local Habitat affiliate in Mt. Angel, Oregon. To learn more about this build, please contact Andy at [email protected].