Global Village

A Global Village trip can be a life-changing experience. Teams of volunteers visit countries in need and help build houses in the local communities.

You will be more than a tourist: you will be welcomed into the community by your hosts and introduced to the local culture as a guest. You will develop an understanding of issues facing the community, learn more about another culture and learn more about yourself.

Global Village teams bring invaluable support to the communities they visit. More homes are built each year because of the donation Global Village teams make to the host community. You do not need prior building experience. If you have a sense of adventure, are in good health and willing to work hard, you can be part of a Global Village team! Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or be part of an organised school, faith or service group.

If you would like to join an existing team as an individual, please see the Global Village Trip Schedule and contact the team leader.

If you are keen to lead a team and need some inspiration, we have slots open throughout Asia Pacific. Click here to see what slots are available and then email preferences and ideas for us to follow up on your behalf.


Trip Schedule

Zambia Build. Team Now Full

Begins : 27/05/2012
Ends : 09/06/2012
Team Leader
Lynnette Flowers
 
This team is now full.
Contact Lynnette about further  Global Village opportunities.
 

Begins : 27th of May 2012

Ends :  9th of June 2012

Team Leader: Lynnette Flowers

Please see our attached profile of Habitat Zambia's work:  Click here.




If you are interested in becoming a member of this build please contact
Lynnette. Ph 021 252 4709
 


Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Reconciliation Build. Sri Lanka

Begins : 03/08/2012
Ends : 18/08/2012
Team Leader
David  Lawson is an experienced overseas traveller and team leader having led Habitat teams in Vietnam and Nepal. He has just completed the Khmer Harvest Build in cambodia, where 22 families received new homes.
This trip offers some great building experiences but also learning about some of the political history of Sri Lanka and how this build is building more than houses its building bridges between communities.
Affter the build there is opportunity to do some R&R together.
For more information contact David. dlawson@habitat.org.nz


SRI LANKA: Reconciliation Build.
Build peace by building homes and community
Sri Lanka is a country on the mend after three decades of civil strife,
conflict and natural disasters including the 2004 tsunami. Hundreds
of thousands of homes were destroyed. Habitat for Humanity works to promote reconciliation between Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim communities, and to assist those who have been displaced and those seeking to return home. Be a Peace Builder. Join Habitat for Humanity’s Reconciliation Build in Sri Lanka. Be part of Habitat’s plan to build sustainable, environmentally friendly
homes and assist 5,000 families every year in Sri Lanka.
Time: August 3 to 11, 2012
Location: Negombo, Western Province (40 km north of Colombo)
On the coast.
Number of homes: 24. 23 Singalese and 1 Tamil family make up this build community.
Volunteers needed: 100
Need 5 team leaders to recruit team members that need to include builders. we also need a nurse.
Houses constructed with adobe bricks(mud) and clay roof tiles.

Download Volunteer manual;
All you need to know, Click here.

Download R&R Options

4 night 5 days

7 night 8 days.



Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Tamil Nadu, Chennai. India

Begins : 18/09/2012
Ends : 30/09/2012
Team Leader

Helen Neale

263 Tawhiao Street, Te Awamutu, New Zealand 3800     

Ph +64 7 871 7366 – Mobile +64 21 027 01246

E-mail: travelasia@ihug.co.nz  

www.habitat.org.nz

facebook - anyone can access this page.



I am leading a team of 16 volunteers to Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India in September 2012. If you have not been on a Global Village build before, and want to enjoy the thrill and satisfaction that this provides, get in touch with me now. 

 

You can expect to work hard, be involved with an unforgettable hands on experience and receive the rewards that come with providing a needy family with a decent place to live. We will build two houses- no experience required.  My previous builds have been in Nepal and Vietnam.

 

We will depart NZ on 18th September 2012 for a 10 day build, starting 19th and finishing on 30th September. The cost will be approximately $4402 including international flights, donation, all local transport, accommodation and meals.  Tax deductibility is as per the HFH Tax Credit Policy. I will keep this information updated as the budget is confirmed.

 

I have travelled Asia extensively over the last 15 years and many of my travels have been to India so I know the country well. After the build, I can offer you 14 days travel to Kolkata, Darjeeling and on to the small Himalayan state of Sikkim.  This will be the reward for a build well done!! The cost for this will be separate and I will have details and full itinerary on request.

 I will update this data from time to time as more information about the build becomes available.  Watch this space!!

NEWSLETTER

Habitat for Humanity - Global Village Programme

Building in Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, India - 20th  to 30th September 2012

 

A team of 12 people will build two houses in the area of Pondicherry, the former French colony in Tamil Nadu on the south east coast of India.

 

Build Itinerary

18 Sept - depart NZ & arrive Chennai late at night - Singapore Airlines

19 Sept  - Drive to Pondicherry for build

20 / 30 Sept - Build programme

Cost - $4402 - includes international airfare, in-country costs, all meals and accommodation, transport, donation, medex insurance (compulsory), t-shirts.

The airfare is $2169 but I will endeavour to get a reduced price when I have definite names and numbers.    The figure quoted is a guide for you to work on in your budget.

 

Note - costs may change due to the fluctuating USD

 

Two days R & R  - 24/25 Sept  - Overnight Pichavaram for varied activities. More on this later ! Cost approx $200

 

Costs not included -  visas, travel insurance, personal spending.

 

Go to http://www.habitat.org.nz/indexphp/pi_pageid/32 - Global Village page - click on Tamil Nadu India , complete the registration form, submit and you are ready to go !!  You can also access my facebook page to see previous builds.

 

Travel Option - 1st Oct to 16th Oct.

After the build, you can treat yourself and travel some exciting parts of India. Travel to Sikkim, the small Himalayan state of India bordered by Nepal, Tibet & Bhutan.

 

Fly from Chennai to Kolkata, overnight train to New Jalpaiguri, drive to Darjeeling, Pelling, Yuksum, Gangtok, Kalimpong via Rumtek, back to Kolkata then home.  Full itinerary on request.,

 

Cost includes - internal flights, tours and transfers, share twin accommodation and some meals, overnight train journeys, day treks and more. 

Arrive back in NZ 17th October.

 

Cost for this option $1780.

India Fact Sheet  Click here

Photo 1.  Click here

Photo 2.   Click here.



Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Fiji Build. Shirley Bennett

Begins : 22/09/2012
Ends : 07/10/2012
Team Leader
 
Shirley Bennett

I am 61 years old and have been married to Alec for 40years. We have 2 married daughters and 5 grand children, we live in Rukuhia just south of Hamilton.

In July 1995, I joined the Habitat for Humanity team in Hamilton as a volunteer on the Selection & Nurture committees. I was a Director of the Affiliate from 1997 to 2002. I have held many and varied roles in Habitat as the Affiliate has grown from strength to strength.

Currently I am employed by Habitat for Humanity, Ce-tral North Island. My role is now Family Support Manager, Construction Liaison & Global Village Coordina-tor work that I find exciting, varied and challenging.

My Global Village Team Leader Experience:

 1998 Americus, Georgia, USA

 2003 Bureta Village, Fiji

 2004 Mexico—Jimmy Carter Work Project

 2005 Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

 2006 Palawan & Cebu Islands, Philippines

 2008 Votua Village, Fiji

 2009 Angkor Chum, Cambodia

 2010 Votua Village, Fiji

 2011 Phnon Penh, Cambodia

 

Location: Lautoka is on the west coast of Viti Levu.

I invite you to join me on this trip to Fiji. I will do my utmost to ensure that you have a wonderful, productive time as you assist Habitat to house another family into a simple decent home to call their own giving them a Hand up and not a Hand out.  The cost of this trip is $1980  plus airfares.
Contact Shirley SBennett@habitatcni.org.nz

Payment form

GV team background info

 Tax Credit policy

Fiji Fact Sheet. Click Here


Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Ethiopia Team Kiwi 2012

Begins : 29/09/2012
Ends : 22/10/2012
Team Leader
Team Leader
Stephen Calley
 

Hello, I am 46 years old, married to Esther for the past 16years and live on a lifestyle block near Pukekohe. I am currently employed as a builder working for a local family firm.

I first became involved with Habitat NZ on a Blitz build in Manukau City around 2005. Then I saw a trip advertised in a builder’s publication to Ethiopia a few years later in 2009. At the time I wanted to challenge myself spiritually and do something practical. The trip was lead by Team Kiwis founder,  Marty Van De Burg since 2006. That was it I was hooked, fell in love with country and its people and went again in 2010.

This year my co- leader is Paul Graham, who has been to Ethiopia with Habitat the past 3 years.  We look forward to introducing this stunningly beautiful country and its friendly people to you, as we work together to eliminate poverty housing.

Please visit  website for further HFH information and team reports:


Another amazing opportunity to go to Africa's best kept secret...Ethiopia.

Keen to go email Steve at
 
NZ Manual  click here


Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Everest Build 2. Nepal

Begins : 07/10/2012
Ends : 13/10/2012
Team Leader
Lou Maea is leading this team.


NEPAL : Everest Build II
Return to majestic Himalayas to help families.
After the success of the 2010 Everest Build, Habitat for Humanity
invites volunteers to return to one of the most beautiful parts of the planet to build environmentally-friendly bamboo and Adobe houses. This time Habitat for Humanity is working with indigenous Dhanwar, Pariyar, and Sarki communities. Everest Build 2012 is also a celebration of the 15,000 families in Nepal who have been helped by Habitat for Humanity
in the past decade and a landmark on the path to assist 100,000 families to
have proper homes by 2016.


Time: October 7 to 13, 2012
Location: Dhulikhel, Kavre (40 km. from Kathmandu)
Number of homes: 40
Volunteers needed: 150



Registration form:
Adult click here

Bali Build.

Begins : 03/11/2012
Ends : 10/11/2012
Team Leader
 Steve Van Beekhuizen.

021 58 0800

This is my first time leading a Habitat team, and I am very excited about doing it. My wife and I went to Samoa with HFH after the devastating tsunami, and helped with the rebuild. We both had the time of our lives and I want to lead teams for others to share the same experience.
 
Indonesia Fact Sheet Click here


The build is in GitGit village, Lovina, North Bali. It will be a five day build between the 3-10 November 2012 with a team of 12 people. There will be time at the completion of the build for some R&R and soaking up the local culture. The expected cost will be between $3200 and $3500pp.


Information Fact Sheet. Click here!



Registration form:
Under 18 click here
Adult click here

Friendship Build. Bangladesh

Begins : 02/12/2012
Ends : 15/12/2012
Team Leader
Nic Green is leading the team.
Contact Nic at ngreene@habitat.org.nz


BANGLADESH: Friendship Build

Build hope with families seeking new lives.
The tea plantations and forests that roll across the hills of northern Bangladesh bring abundant harvests. But life can be hard for many of those who rely on seasonal work in the countryside. Habitat for Humanity is reaching out a hand of friendship to provide local workers and their families from Srimangal with
the opportunity to transform their lives by providing new environmentally-friendly earth-brick homes. The Friendship Build will inaugurate a new phase in Habitat for
Humanity’s work in Bangladesh. After celebrating helping 3,000 families improve their living conditions in its first dozen years, Habitat now plans to serve a further
4,000 families in just three years, by 2014.
Time: December 2 to 8, 2012
Location: Sylhet (240 km. north of Dhaka)
Number of homes: 20
Volunteers needed: 100

Information Brochure Click here


Registration form:
Adult click here



Looking for more opportunities?

If you are keen to lead a team and need some inspiration, we have slots open throughout Asia Pacific.  Click here to see what slots are available and then email preferences and ideas for us to follow up on your behalf.

Global Village teams from the U.S. are often open to international participants. To find out more, click here