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 Improve
the living standards of local families when you volunteer
with our Home Building Project in Chile.
For our Home Building Project, we have partnered with
our partner organization to construct houses for needy families
in central Chile. As a volunteer, you will be working
at our partner organization building sites in the poor communities
of rural towns and villages. Volunteers on this project
will labor side-by-side with local residents who are working
hard to improve their own living conditions.
Volunteers in Chile will be involved in both the planning
and construction of houses for families in need. Depending
on your capabilities, you will be able to help transport
supplies, paint, and do light construction. You will also
be trained in the skills necessary to build a house, including
how to use construction tools and perform the tasks at
hand. As a volunteer with our Home Building Project, you
will be able to directly aid a local Chilean family as
their dreams become reality.
 As
a volunteer you will be:
 Painting
Landscaping
Helping
clear the site
Helping
with site child-care
Working
in carpentry
Performing
masonry, making bricks
Pouring
concrete
General
construction work
(*Depending on age and physical capabilities)
Choose
from the following volunteer packages:
Bronze
– volunteer work + volunteer lodging, including
all meals.
Gold
– volunteer work + combination of volunteer
lodging and home stay, including breakfast and dinner
+ 20 hours of group Spanish lessons per week at
Bridge-Linguatec's school in Santiago
No enrollments will be accepted within one month
of your project start date. Please enroll in advance!
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 Michael
Duyzend |
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“I am privileged to
have the opportunity to help this family build their future.
…I looked around me and saw a hammer, nails, rebar,
a saw, a measuring tape, concrete and a level. Then I
was struck by the importance that construction and collective
work have in changing someone’s life with the use
of these simple tools.”
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Betsy
Roselund |
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“The experience was
better than I had expected, because I never would have
guessed that we could have done all the work that we have
done.”
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Jeanne-Marie
Cresalia |
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“Our time here is
a story of stories—each rooting itself in personal
interaction and lessons taught, sometimes through words,
but mostly through actions. It is amazing how much can
be communicated with eyes and motions and how with so
few words, one can touch souls and be touched.” |
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