Copán Ruins, Honduras

Apr. 10 - Apr. 18, 2027

Program donation

USD $2,635.00

About your program donation

Build type

Healthy homes

Upgrade existing houses with smokeless stoves, water filtration systems, new bathrooms and more.

Accepts youth?

Yes

Program description

Honduras is experiencing a 1.5-million-unit housing deficit where over 35% of the population requires shelter and where 50% of the population lives below the poverty line.

Habitat for Humanity Honduras’ work focuses on the existing strengths of the communities, long-term advocacy efforts and building and improving homes sustainably. Working together with a building contractor and local volunteers, Habitat volunteer tasks may include home repairs and building water and sanitation systems.

Additional projects may include:

Installing smokeless stoves.
Laying concrete floors.
Building latrines.

Itinerary

Saturday: Arrive in Honduras.
Sunday: Attend a welcome orientation.
Monday-Thursday: Spend the day on the build site and break for lunch. One day will also include a social learning exchange activity.
Friday: Spend most of the day on the build site followed by a farewell ceremony to celebrate the week’s accomplishments.
Saturday: Travel to hotel closer to airport.
Sunday: Depart Honduras.

Accommodations and meals

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.

Team leader

Kaylae Allen’s Habitat experience began in 2016, and over the years she has seen how Habitat acts like a web — connecting with other nonprofits and programs that want to make the world a better place. She wants to get involved with Habitat’s Global Village program because it, too, is a kind of web, making meaningful connections and building more than homes. To learn more about this build, please contact Kaylae at [email protected].

How to register for this build

Step 1: Review Global Village FAQs

Step 2: Contact the team leader to comfirm this build is right for you

Step 3: Register for this build using a link provided by the team leader

Step 4: Submit your nonrefundable deposit or begin fundraising

Disclaimer: Work assignments can involve strenuous physical activity ― sometimes at high altitudes. Team members should be in good physical health when considering a build. For builds that accept youth, volunteers must be 15 to 17 years old and accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or authorized adult.

Global Village FAQs

Do I need construction or language skills? Where will we stay and what type of meals can I expect? Find the answers to these Global Village questions and more.

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