Habitat News

EVEREST BUILD 2010 JOIN 150 KIWIS GOING TO NEPAL IN OCTOBER 2010

Everest Build 2010 has brought together hundreds of volunteers from all over the world to symbolically shine a light on the scourge of substandard housing and to physically demonstrate what can be accomplished when families, communities and nations come together in an effort to build a future where every man, woman and child has a decent place to live.

Everest Build 2010 will focus on completing at least 50 houses this week. Each 30 sq. meter “Everest Build” house will have a small bedroom, living room, kitchen and exterior toilet. Volunteers and home partners will be constructing houses made of prefabricated, treated bamboo with galvanized, corrugated-metal roofs.

Habitat for Humanity International – Nepal (HFHI-N) is a strong supporter of preserving the natural environment and actively promotes the development and use of the sustainable building materials that will be incorporated into all 50 houses.

Click here to download a video of one of our house builds in Nepal or alternatively watch it on our Facebook page.