Meet five outstanding Habitat volunteers from across the world

As a Habitat volunteer leader and community advocate in San Jerónimo, Alba has become a driving force for change, helping families as they build better homes and better lives. 

Drawing on her deep ties to the community, she connected us with dozens of families who were in need of improved living conditions. With her support, they partnered with us to replace dirt floors with concrete ones that they can easily keep clean and install stoves that cut down on indoor smoke, making their homes safer and healthier.  

Alba also worked with us and local officials to lead an entrepreneurship project where residents, particularly women, learned to make and sell household products, empowering them to grow their income on their own terms. 

Sean launched a series of runs and walks with Habitat Korea, raising US$5.7 million to support our work building and improving homes with descendants of Korea’s independence activists and war veterans across the country. The races have drawn tens of thousands of participants and 385 corporate sponsors over the past six years, making them some of our most recognized public campaigns in the country.  

Sean does more than serve as the campaigns’ public face. He volunteers at construction sites and encourages public engagement long after each event ends.  

“His involvement has helped transform charitable giving into an active movement, inspiring thousands of people to support social causes through direct participation,” says a Habitat Korea staff member.  

Roseline brings firsthand experience and advocacy expertise to Home Equals, our global advocacy campaign. A resident of the Mukuru informal settlement in Nairobi, she has lived through inadequate housing and forced evictions herself. And, she has spent years championing her community’s priorities, from local budget decisions to national housing policy. 

Through her work with us, she has mobilized thousands of residents to take part in the campaign and raised awareness about decent housing among more than 40,000 people through community events, local radio and online platforms. 

“When communities come together and speak with one voice, we can influence decisions that protect our dignity and secure a better future for everyone,” she often says, according to a Habitat Kenya staff member she works closely with. 

Across northern Jordan, families partner with us to build and improve their homes and bring clean water to their communities – and Fadi has been a driving force behind that work. 

As a dedicated Habitat volunteer, he’s overseen the construction of 78 new homes and supported the renovation of more than 370 others, helping families upgrade their kitchens and bathrooms so they have safer, healthier places to live. 

In remote villages where water is scarce, Fadi has led the effort to build nearly 200 rainwater-harvesting wells, so households can reliably capture and store water for daily use and their gardens. 

In more than 25 years with Habitat Tucson, Bob has contributed over 15,000 volunteer hours and worked on an estimated 450 homes But as a Habitat Tucson staff member close to him puts it, “Bob’s impact extends far beyond the homes he helped build — he has helped build people, leaders and community.” 

As an expert electrician, all-around craftsman and experienced crew leader, Bob mentored hundreds of volunteers, AmeriCorps members and aspiring tradespeople, helping develop the next generation of skilled hands. He also shares that expertise with new homeowners, leading home maintenance classes that prepare them to care for their homes. 

“Bob remains humble, always focused on empowering others rather than seeking recognition,” the Habitat Tucson staff member says.