Our Global Village trip to Zambia is an amazing opportunity to work alongside families in need of a decent place to call home.

Habitat’s Global Village trip to Zambia invites you to join individuals from around Ireland in fighting poverty housing. You will travel as a team to Zambia and help a family to build a home, strengthen their community, and enrich both their lives and your own. You will experience firsthand the impact of poverty housing and help make a lasting difference to the entire community. You will work as part of a team, develop new skills, experience a different culture and learn about global development issues.

Dates: Summer 2020

Location: Zambia

Cost: €2,800

Age: 18+

Why Volunteer in Zambia?

Despite Zambia having one of the world’s fastest growing economies, it remains one of the world’s poorest countries. Currently, close to 64 percent of Zambians live under €2 a day and the majority of those who earn more barely make ends meet. Zambia has a current urban housing deficit that stands at 1.3 million housing units, projected to reach 3 million housing units by 2025. Due to the lack of affordable housing, about 70 percent of urban dwellers in the country live in slums with inadequate access to water, sanitation and extension facilities. The lack of decent housing exacerbates people´s poverty.

Type of Work for Volunteers

No construction experience is required for this trip. Some of the tasks include mixing and pouring concrete, insulation, brick laying, flooring, plastering and painting. All tools and construction site materials will be provided by the affiliate, and a professional construction leader will always be present on site.

How Habitat addresses the need

Habitat for Humanity Zambia runs a number of programmes to address the housing, water and sanitation needs in the country, including house construction for vulnerable groups; provision of interest-free mortgages to families that can afford repayments; installation of boreholes and water kiosks; awareness raising on issues affecting poor and vulnerable groups; HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment training; advocating for fair and just housing policies, and volunteer engagement.

Meals and accommodations

The team will stay in modest Habitat accommodation in the community. Lunch will be on the build site, while breakfast and dinner will be in the community.

Sample Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival Day

Day 2– Orientation: travel to the hosting programme, and learn about Habitat’s innovative programmes, and your project.

Day 3-14 –  Build. Skilled construction workers will guide you and your team as you build. The team will have time for excursions, rest and reflection meetings in the evenings.

Day 15 – Depart & return home

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