Thibodaux, LA DR (RV27-0035)

Program Donation

2495.00

Description

Guatemala is experiencing a housing deficit of more than 1.7 million. Currently, 32% of Guatemalans have inadequate or no latrines, and 52% suffer from respiratory illnesses linked to smoke inhalation. This is largely because 90% of rural households still cook over open fires inside their homes.

Since 1976, Habitat for Humanity Guatemala has worked on over 165,000 housing projects and has since reduced the country’s housing deficit by 8.49%. Habitat continues to respond to the high housing demand on multiple fronts by supporting housing finance, home construction and latrine and smokeless stove installations.

During their time on site, volunteers participate in various construction activities depending on the project. For cement floor installations, they help with the transportation of materials, mixing, and pouring of cement. For healthy home kits and stove projects, volunteers assist with carrying materials, preparing mixtures, and supporting the mason in assembling each solution.

Program Donation

2245.00

Description

The 2010 Dominican Republic National Census shows that 99,158 households (3.7%) still live on dirt floors. Habitat for Humanity and the Inter-American Cement Federation launched the 100,000 Floors to Play initiative to replace 100,000 dirt floors with concrete across Latin America and the Caribbean. Studies by the World Bank and the University of California, Berkeley revealed that concrete floors reduce parasitic infections by 70%, diarrhea by 49%, childhood anemia by 81% and improve children’s cognitive development by 36 to 96%.

Volunteers will support Habitat for Humanity Dominican Republic’s objective of building 10,000 floors for households headed by older adults, women with children under 6, or people living with disabilities.

Habitat volunteers will help a building contractor as well as local volunteers and may work on the following tasks:

• Painting.
• Carrying water buckets.
• Making concrete with a mixer.

Program Donation

1860.00

Description

As defined by the World Bank, 13.5% of Cambodians live at or below the extreme poverty line and often reside in dense informal settlements that leave them vulnerable to infectious diseases and climate‑related natural disasters such as flooding, pollution and environmental degradation. For example, flooding is associated with many localized health risks, including mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, typhoid, cholera and hepatitis. This, combined with poor housing and city infrastructure, limited social support networks and extreme poverty, has led to substandard living conditions.

Habitat for Humanity Cambodia is working to address the housing needs of vulnerable families, especially those experiencing extreme poverty, older adults, people with disabilities and women‑led households. Habitat work focuses on multiple housing solutions such as land tenure, housing security and disaster risk reduction, among others. Volunteers will travel up to 2 hours each day to reach the build site where they will help a building contractor and local volunteers construct new homes.

Some of the construction tasks include:  

• Mixing concrete and mortar.
• Erecting walls.
• Digging and pouring foundations.

Program Donation

2580.00

Description

Much of how Zemes, Romania, is today has been shaped by its economic past. Since the 1840s, Zemes’ economy has been built around oil production. In the 1900s, Romania was the third largest producer of oil in the world. Since then, Romanian oil production experienced a steep decline which resulted in a significant number of job losses. Overall, 52% of Romanians are living in overcrowded conditions, compared to the European Union’s average of 16.8%. Approximately 42% of Romanians are living in homes without basic plumbing such as running water, toilets and baths.

Habitat volunteers will support a building contractor as well as local volunteers to build homes which will benefit low-income and historically underserved Romanian families.
 

Program Donation

2970.00

Description

Malawi faces social challenges such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, widespread poverty and food insecurity. These challenges are compounded by rapid urban migration, as many families move to cities and settle in informal communities characterized by poor sanitation, limited access to electricity and inadequate road infrastructure.

Malawi has about 4.8 million existing housing units of which 58.9% do not meet livability standards. The housing demand has skyrocketed in the country. At least 21,000 new units will be required every year for the next 10 years to meet the country’s need.

Since 2010, Habitat for Humanity Malawi has built over 300 homes in the Mulanje district, impacting over 700 vulnerable children in its Abwenzi Athu or Our Friends project. Global Village volunteers will assist a building contractor and local volunteers in the construction of a three-room house outfitted with a ventilation-improved pit latrine.

Some of the construction tasks include:  

• Mixing mortar.
• Carrying water.
• Laying down bricks.
• Plastering walls.