Having her own home was a turning point for Sophal in a life marked by hardships including the death of her husband. She helped construct her home together with volunteers during the 2018 Legacy Build in Cambodia’s Kandal province.
Over the last two decades, Minh Cao Le has moved from build sites in Vietnam to regional leadership roles across Asia-Pacific. “The door to a better future often begins with the door to a safe home,” he says.
Warren Jack served for over 30 years with Habitat for Humanity in New Zealand. The huge impact on the families served is being passed on inter-generationally, he said.
Yulisa and Guillermo yearn for a home where their son, Cesar, will have the freedom to play and grow. Now the couple is building an affordable Habitat home with the help of Wells Fargo volunteers and the Wells Fargo Foundation.
In 1992, Jerzy and Alicja became the first family to take a leap of faith and partner with Habitat Poland. Because they did, they, their children and their grandchildren are reaping the rewards that come with a stable, affordable home.
After their house was damaged during a violent storm, 10-year-old Oliwia and her family couldn’t live in their own home, play in their own yard and pick apples from their trees — until they found Habitat Poland.
Mirosław, a potato farmer in a village in central Poland, and his wife, Agata, longed for their children to have space of their own. That goal drove them to build something new with Habitat Poland and Global Village volunteers.