Students build with Habitat Vietnam
Seventy-four-year-old Tran Kim Xuyen looks forward to better health in a new home built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in southern Vietnam.
Seventy-four-year-old Tran Kim Xuyen looks forward to better health in a new home built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in southern Vietnam.
Marlito Sarda’s Habitat house marks a new beginning after Philippines quake and typhoon.
Asaad, Nagham and Bashar live in a Habitat home on a quiet street in Des Moines after emigrating from Iraq in 2003.
After Typhoon Haiyan, Sarda’s family slept for months on scrap materials under a tarp. In his new Habitat house, he says, “it will be much easier to take care of my nephews and keep them safe.”
Read several stories from Habitat’s volunteers, staff and homeowners about why they build with us.
“When people look at the kit, they see items and tools. I see hope.”
Wendi shows us how easy it is to repurpose bifold closet doors she bought at her local Habitat for Humanity ReStore into a DIY room divider.
Take a look back at all that has been accomplished and how Habitat is still building along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Everyone’s goal on a Habitat build site is the same: a world where everyone has a decent place to live. But volunteers come with many different motivations and skill levels.
Orientation for incoming freshmen at Virginia’s Roanoke College includes building a brand new home alongside a Habitat family.