In areas of Northern Bangladesh lack of access to clean and safe water means women like Amena are left with the task of walking long distances, often multiple times a day to fetch…
In Yogyakarta, our program supported by Boral, is empowering community members to identify, understand and raise awareness of the vulnerabilities they face related to shelter and natural disasters.
Meng Nat and her husband, Sambo sold their family home to pay for medical treatment after both of them fell ill. With nowhere to go, the family found themselves living in one of…
Our Mighty Mekong Global Village team are now on day three of their build outside Hanoi, Vietnam. They are helping build one of the first homes as part of our Phu Tho housing…
Six months have passed since a 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal on 25 April 2015, with the epicentre about 80 kilometres north west of the capital, Kathmandu. This was followed by another magnitude-7.4 earthquake…
Feeling inspired to give back and build a home for a family in need? Past Global Village volunteer, Alex shares her experience.
Sophie Cooke, Habitat for Humanity Australia's Regional Program Manager for South Asia, shares her experience of volunteering and leading a Global Village team to Nepal last month to help with the disaster recovery…
On 20 July 2015, 135 leaders from Grant Thornton Australia travelled to Phnom Penh, Cambodia to build homes for ten disadvantaged families as part of our Global Village program.
In December last year, Global Village volunteers travelled to Cambodia to build Sokhorn a new home. This is her story.
Across all of the countries we work in, disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a crucial component of almost every program. Resourcing communities with the materials, skills and knowledge is essential in order to…