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Women Build

The mission of Women Build is to nurture, recruit and train women to build simple, decent, healthy and affordable houses.

Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity program that encourages women to make a difference by building homes and communities. Women Build provides an environment in which women can feel comfortable learning construction skills they might not otherwise have the opportunity to learn.

Women Build is not about excluding men; it’s about including women.

Making An Impact

More than 12 million U.S. children— one in six—are living in poverty.

Poverty is a severe threat to children’s health, growth and potential.
Women realize they hold the solution in their hands to move children out of poverty housing.
Women need not wait for others to address substandard housing issues. They have the capability and determination to be part of the solution—one family at a time.

Why Women?

Women are often intimidated on a “mixed” construction site; but in the comfortable environment of a Women Build site, they quickly learn construction skills.
By planning projects where the majority of volunteers are women, Women Build involves more women in Habitat’s construction efforts, thereby increasing the number of houses Habitat can build.
When women come together in a supportive environment, they feel a tremendous sense of accomplishment and increased self-esteem.

September 2010

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