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Bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope
Global Village
Global Village is Habitat for Humanity’s international volunteer program which brings people together to build and improve homes, and to contribute to the health and well-being of communities and the people who live in them. More than 850 teams travel to over 30 countries around the world each year, to help build a world where everyone has a decent place to live.
Global Village volunteers work in countries where Habitat is already active, to create strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter. They build alongside community members and families, offering a hand up out of poverty. Through the experience, volunteers deepen their own understanding of housing and poverty issues and of other cultures, while making a lasting impact through their financial, emotional and physical contribution that continues long after the team returns home.
Global Village volunteers make Habitat’s work sustainable and empower communities to create better futures
Cambodia 2020 WOMEN’S BUILD Last chance to join!
February 29-March 7
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we are sending a team of adventurous women to build in Siem Reap, Cambodia and you’re invited! Join us, as we work together alongside the local community to help build a brighter future for these hard working Cambodian women and their families.
Indicative Cost: $2,400 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Gaylene King-Turner (09) 5794111 (Global Village) / 021 232 8149
Email: gaylene.kingturner@habitat.org.nz
Nepal – March/April 2020
March 28-April 4
The 2015 earthquakes destroyed and damaged over 750,000 homes in Nepal. Habitat for Humanity has been helping families build back better with disaster-resilient houses. We also train and empower communities, provide technical (construction) assistance, educate communities on disaster risk reduction and coordinate financial support for families. Join this Global Village team and be a part of this vital work.
Indicative Cost: $2,800 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Jay Davies Ph: 022 677 0614 / Email: james.davies@habitat.org.nz
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Fiji -2020 BULA BUILD
March 28 – April 4
Join like-minded young adults (18-30yrs) from around NZ and work together on construction projects for families who have someone living with a disability. Be challenged, inspired and have fun as you help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance that comes from having a decent place to call home.
If you know a young person who would benefit from an experience like this, why not sponsor them to join the team? It could be life-changing!
Indicative Cost: $2,500 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Vietnam – April 2020 Register before February 7th!
April 18-25
Join Paul Look and John Adams on this exciting team, building in the north of Vietnam, in Thai Nguyen. The northern provinces of Vietnam have some of the highest rates of poverty in the country, with inadequate housing, lack of access to clean water and poor sanitation. Habitat Vietnam is working to address all three of these issues, and you can be part of the solution!
Indicative Cost: $2,300 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leaders: Paul Look and John Adams Ph: 021 1894 656 / Email: plook53@gmail.com
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Mexico – April 2020
April 25 – May 2
Nathan Collins is leading Habitat New Zealand’s first ever team to Mexico! This will be one not to miss! Join this team to Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca State, where Habitat Mexico are working to address the issues of inadequate housing, and lack of access to basic services such as electricity, sewage systems and clean drinking water. Spend a week building alongside the local community to help families into safe and decent homes.
Indicative Cost: : $2,185 (plus airfares)
Fundraising Goal: $1,200
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Nathan Collins Ph: 021 855 552 / Email: nathan.collins@habitat.org.nz
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Fiji – April 2020 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
April 18-25
What better way to spend a week of the school holidays, than helping make a difference in the lives of some of Fiji’s most vulnerable families? You will be helping to upgrade and retrofit houses, so they’re accessible for people living with disabilities, with the aim of improving their mobility and dignity. Making these simple changes to their living environment, will make a huge difference in the quality of life for these families. Join this team and come and see for yourself!
Indicative Cost: $2,400 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Nepal – May 2020
May 2-10
Janet Wilkinson is a seasoned traveler to Nepal and loves taking others to share the Habitat Nepal experience with her. You will spend a week building houses alongside the local community in the East region, where Habitat Nepal is working, not only to build disaster resilient homes, but also to empower and build the capacity of local communities. Habitat NZ is heavily invested in supporting this work and by joining a team you are making a significant contribution to this ongoing project.
Indicative Cost: $3,000 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Janet Wilkinson Ph: 027 2766797 / Email: janetwilkinson@xtra.co.nz
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Samoa – May 2020 POSTPONED
Due to the measles outbreak in Samoa, these teams have been postponed till further notice. Our apologies for any inconvenience.
May 3-10 May 10-17
Yes it’s finally here! An opportunity to join our first two teams to Samoa for 2020. These will be no ordinary teams. We’re looking for hard working Kiwis, who are flexible and don’t mind roughing it. You’ll be sleeping marae-style under mosquito nets in a village hall, and could be doing anything from cyclone strapping or retro fitting houses, to water and sanitation projects. You’ll need to be fit and healthy and able to go with the flow and get stuck in doing whatever is needed.
The projects will be community-driven, as you help implement plans that the community have made, to help build disaster resilience.
Indicative Cost: $2,800 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111
Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Fiji – June 2020
June 6-13
Habitat NZ has a long term commitment to support the vital work that Habitat Fiji is doing to build resilience in local communities. You will be improving the health and well-being of people with disabilities through construction projects that will improve access in their homes, and particularly to clean water and sanitation. Join a team and let’s help our Pacific neighbours together!
Indicative Cost: $2,500 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Java Build – Yogyakarta, Indonesia June 2020
June 6-13
Here is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team going to build in one of the most culturally rich, yet poorest provinces of Indonesia. You’ll be working alongside the local community and partner families, to help improve their quality of life, which starts with having a decent home and access to clean water and sanitation. This provides a foundation for families to be strengthened and able to create better futures for themselves and their loved ones. You can be a part of making a difference for these families!
Indicative Cost: $2,450 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 ext 2214 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Bolivia – August 2020
August 22-29
Neil Pilbrow is leading our first NZ team to Santa Cruz, Bolivia! This team will be working on a project aimed at upgrading and improving housing conditions for families who have a child living with chronic illness or disability, so the children can return home from hospital to a safe environment, where clean water and sanitation are available. Would you join Neil and his team as they help build the strength, stability and self-reliance of these families, through having a decent place to call home.
Indicative Cost: $2,600 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Neil Pilbrow Ph: 027 208 3528 / Email: pilbrows@gmail.com
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
China – Guangxi August 2020
August 15-22
Another exciting first for Habitat New Zealand as we send our first Global Village team to the stunning province of Guangxi, China! While it is easy to see China only as a vast nation, teeming with millions of people, we at Habitat don’t want to forget that the majority of these are ordinary individuals and families struggling to survive in difficult circumstances. You will spend a week helping transform dilapidated houses into safe and decent homes for families who have a family member living with a disability. Come join us and help make a difference for these families.
Indicative Cots: $2,470 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Samoa – September 2020
September 5-12
Stay in a local community and assist with shelter-related projects to help strengthen the community’s resilience to disasters. You will need to fit, healthy and happy to do without the comforts of home!
Indicative Cost: $2,800 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Fiji – September 2020
September 5 – 12
After joining a Build team to Fiji in April 2019, Carl and Belinda have decided they want to take others back to experience what they did – the joy and satisfaction of working together with a team of people, both locals and Kiwi volunteers, to help make a tangible difference in a community. Join this team and help work on a WASH (Water and Sanitation) project that will link a community to a safe water supply, dramatically improving their long term health and well being.
Indicative Cots: $2,500 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Myanmar – October 2020
October 3 – 10
Myanmar is one of the poorest countries in Asia, with one in four people living below the national poverty line. Most of the poor live in rural areas, which also tend to be affected by civil conflict or natural disasters like forest fires, landslides, floods and storm surges. Sheelagh McCambridge will be leading this team to spend a week building a home alongside the local community, in Bago district. They will be building a house that is strong enough to resist common natural disasters, so the family will have safety and security to build their future on. If you would like to be a part of this project, please get in touch with Sheelagh, or Tracey at the Global Village office.
Indicative Cost: $2,500 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Sheelagh McCambridge Ph: 021 0233 3939 / Email: smmcc@xtra.co.nz
Global Village: Tracey Mazur Ph: 09 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Fiji – October 2020
October 17-24
Your last chance to join a Fiji team for 2020. Don’t miss out! You’ll spend a week helping with one of Habitat Fiji’s key projects – creating accessible homes for people with disabilities or helping communities to access clean water and sanitation. A unique experience and a great way to help out our Pacific neighbours.
Indicative Cost: $2,500 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur (09) 5794111
Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Nepal – East October 2020
October 31 – November 7
Most people living in East Nepal reside in poorly build thatched houses. Like many other places in the world, decent shelter is a symbol of social dignity. For some, the lack of decent shelter has been a barrier to accessing other essential services such as education, health care, water supply and social mobility. Assisting families to upgrade their current housing conditions provides a social boost to enable families to take the next step in making a better life for themselves. Join Jenny and her team to help build new homes alongside the Nepalese people.
Indicative Cost: $2,970 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Team Leader: Jenny MacIntosh 021 02978714 / Email: jennymac50@gmail.com
Global Village: Tracey Mazur (09) 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Sri Lanka – November 2020
November 14-21
We are excited to once again be able to send Global Village teams to build in Sri Lanka! Spend a week helping construct decent homes for plantation workers in the Central Province of Sri Lanka – Kandy District. These families are currently living in rooms devoid of even the most basic facilities, so having their own home will be life changing for them.
Indicative Cost: $2,300 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur (09) 5794111
Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
Vietnam Big Build – November 2020 MULTI-NATIONAL BUILD
November 1-7
Multiple teams from around the world will be gathering in Thai Nguyen (North Vietnam) for this exciting annual event. Join our Kiwi contingent for a fantastic experience, helping build homes for around 20 families. We’d love to send a large crew from NZ, so jump on board and bring a friend!
Indicative Cost: $3,600 (plus airfares)
For more information or to register, contact:
Global Village: Tracey Mazur (09) 5794111 / Email: globalvillage@habitat.org.nz
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For all Global Village Programme related inquiries, please contact:
Global Village
Ph. (09) 579 4111 Ext 2214
E. globalvillage@habitat.org.nz