The younger generation has always been an inspiration to us to better the world in which we live. Many young people have risen as champions of today’s causes and struggles.
Habitat for Humanity engages school and university students along with youth groups to join other young people around the world to take action and contribute to their communities.
Involvement with a Habitat for Humanity program helps young volunteers to expand their worldview, grow personally develop professional skills, and most importantly make a difference in the lives of families in need of decent housing.
Rise to the Challenge – Make a Difference
Young people can make a difference by:
- Learning first-hand how inadequate housing undermines the life chances of children and adults alike.
- Acting in ways to raise a voice, hammer a nail, lay a brick, posting on social media and so much more.
Five Ways to Get Involved
- ADVOCATE: Raise awareness about the problem and the solutions. Lobby leaders in your community to join the fight. Make your voice heard in the fight for decent homes for all”.
- FUND RAISE: Raise money to provide proper homes in communities you care about.
- BUILD: Join a build team and work on homes in your local community. Or travel overseas and transform lives on a Global Village trip. To find out about volunteer opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region.
- LEAD: Organize, lead and inspire others to address the issue of substandard housing or form a team and build in a local community or overseas.
- CONNECT: Connect: Get the word out on supporters’ social networking sites.
Come And Join Us
Organized and led by young people like you, Habitat campus chapters and community youth groups are active in schools, colleges, universities and neighborhoods across the Asia-Pacific region, and around the world.
To locate your nearest Habitat for Humanity campus chapter or community youth group in the Asia-Pacific region, please contact your nearest Habitat country office via social media or email AP_info@habitat.org.
