Global Village

Global Village is a transformative weeklong international volunteer experience with opportunities across five continents. Partner with local communities to build and improve homes, supporting Habitat for Humanity’s vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live.

What is the Global Village experience?

Global Village teams work hand-in-hand with local Habitat organizations and community members on housing solutions that respond to locally identified needs.

• Teamwork: Global Village groups usually consist of 12 to 24 individuals led by a team leader and work alongside local communities.
• Age requirement: Some locations accept volunteers 15-17 years old. Volunteers 17 and under must be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian, authorized adult or be part of an organized private group such as a school group.
• Program donation: Global Village volunteers contribute a donation ranging from US$2,000-$3,000 that supports Habitat’s housing programs as well as their own on-site accommodations, meals and ground transportation.
• Locally driven: Local communities and Habitat collaboratively design project goals and solutions that address specific local housing needs, such as building water cisterns, renovating apartments, laying concrete floors, installing latrines and smokeless stoves.  
• Lasting change: Projects are designed to support larger Habitat initiatives, so the work continues when volunteers return home. Volunteers will also learn to advocate for housing policy on the macro scale where work is much needed.

Countries with active Global Village builds

Global Village builds are now available in the following countries: Brazil, Cambodia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Nepal, North Macedonia, Paraguay, Romania and Vietnam.

Select a country in the map below to see more information on Global Village projects in that location.

Our Global Village promise

At Habitat, we believe that volunteering should be rooted in respect, equity and long-term impact. Through Global Village, we partner closely with communities to support local housing solutions. We’re committed to approaches that ensure every volunteer contributes to sustainable, community-led progress. To learn more about what this kind of ethical volunteering means in practice, see Habitat for Humanity Australia’s perspective on the topic.