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Upcoming Global Village Teams

The following international Open Teams are planned over the coming year:

Open Kyrgyzstan (3 Jun → 19 Jun 10)

Come give two weeks of your time to make a serious impact on a family in Kyrgyzstan and enjoy a cultural experience that will be unequalled.

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Open Paraguay (19 Jun → 3 Jul 10)

Living in a community and working together, teams have the opportunity to witness the efforts being undertaken by Habitat for Humanity in Paraguay to eliminate inadequate housing that affects many families in the country.

These teams performed various activities during their stay, but mainly working with families in housing construction. They share several days of cultural exchange, expand their global awareness and build bridges of understanding and friendship.

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Open India (3 Jul → 17 Jul 10)

Between 2002 and 2007, India needed 22.4 million new homes, bringing the total shortage of adequate housing to some 50-60 million units. Habitat for Humanity India began operations in 1983 and is now one of Habitat’s largest country programs.

In December 2008, HFH India celebrated a significant Asia-Pacific milestone – 25 years of building and repairing homes for the less fortunate in India and in Asia. The program, which began in Khammam, has since spread across the country and assisted some 125,000 people.

JOIN OUR INDIA TEAM NOW AND BE APART OF THE NEXT 25 YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT!

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Open El Salvador (10 Jul → 24 Jul 10)

Spend 2 weeks in El Salvador building homes, hope and communities. After being struck by recent natural disasters, the housing need increased rapidly in El Salvador, both in urban and rural areas.

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Open Zambia - This trip will coincide with builders holidays! (CIF) (17 Jul → 31 Jul 10)

Habitat for Humanity Zambia has already built over 1,300 houses since inception in 1984. Habitat for Humanity Zambia also strengthens the capacity of communities and families affected by HIV/AIDS by mobilizing and empowering communities to respond to the needs of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) and providing secure, healthy housing for families caring for OVC, and their caregivers.

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Open Ghana (24 Jul → 7 Aug 10)

Teams that have previously visited Ghana may be summed up as: generally exciting, challenging but rewarding, an amazing and unforgettable experience, and an eye opener.

Ghana operate a uniquely balanced itinerary between Work and cultural activities that dazzle a visitor. Most evenings have varying cultural activities arranged for volunteers who are also given the opportunity to showcase some bit of their culture. If the attention from the Habitat staff and volunteers is not enough, probably the faces of happy kids in our communities will compensate for every volunteer’s happiness, and a feeling of being at home.

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Open Costa Rica (31 Jul → 14 Aug 10)

Habitat for Humanity-Costa Rica has 11 years of work in the country, contributing substantially to realize the right of every family to live and have decent housing. This is reflected in hundreds of families in various parts of the country living their dream of having a house which is conducive to a better quality of life. Join Habitat for Humanity in Costa Rica for 2 weeks and help them build for the future.

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Open Mozambique (31 Jul → 14 Aug 10)

Habitat for Humanity has worked with poor communities, local volunteers and international teams to build hundreds of houses in Maputo Province…

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GV Team : Open Zambia (14 Aug → 28 Aug 10)

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Open Botswana (18 Sep → 2 Oct 10)

Botswana offers 2 weeks house-building trips that provide concerned volunteers the opportunity to get involved with Habitat’s work firsthand. In partnership with local affiliates alongside partner families and local volunteers to build a true ‘global village’ of homes, families, communities and hope. This short build are always complemented by short safari trips to various places in the country.

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