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Jodu shares why building a home with Habitat has made all the difference.

“No one should be deprived of a home,” says Mohan, a former informal worker who is now a teacher and an advocate.

Habitat for Humanity welcomes 136 international volunteers to several locations in the Asia-Pacific region, where they worked alongside community members and local families building their own decent, affordable houses.

Participants are back to in-person volunteering after a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I felt a sense of achievement, working with other volunteers,” said Glenna, a student who has repeatedly volunteered with her schoolmates to help the elderly declutter and clean their home in Singapore.

Today, more than 1.1 billion people live in slums and other informal settlements where they have limited access to basic services such as clean water, sanitation and electricity.

The young supporters of Habitat Young Leaders Build are an inspiration to Maricel from the Philippines. 

Habitat marks 35 years of building and improving homes in Asia-Pacific by helping 4.8 million people in 2018.

Bok Bok’s family feels safe, happy and healthier in a home that they built with Habitat Myanmar. 

Olivia Wong (left) appreciates all that she has after 14 years of volunteering with Habitat.