Habitat for Humanity Women Build

Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity program that encourages women to make a difference by building homes and communities. The program seeks to encourage women volunteers to further the home-building mission of Habitat for Humanity. Since the program’s launch in 1998, Women Build volunteers have constructed more than 1,750 homes around the world, including 3 homes in San Diego County. This year, women from San Diego County will build a home in National City in partnership with a family in need.

The program does not exclude men from volunteer efforts, but includes women in the build process. Women Build offers a fun and positive environment for women to give back to the community. Women Build projects provide an opportunity for women to learn construction in a supportive environment, empowering them as they address the problem of substandard housing. Their leadership and service are changing the lives of Women Build volunteers and families.

To make the Women Build home construction possible, in addition to spending at least one day on the jobsite, participants are asked to make a sponsorship donation of $100. This funding will be used to purchase the supplies needed for construction of the home.