{"id":6657,"date":"2018-03-22T12:56:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T03:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/?p=6657"},"modified":"2018-03-22T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T04:07:53","slug":"habitat-for-humanity-welcomes-more-than-80-volunteers-to-asia-build-in-myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/archive\/6657","title":{"rendered":"Habitat for Humanity welcomes more than 80 volunteers to Asia Build in Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"MANILA (March 13, 2018)<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 \u00a0More than 80 volunteers have arrived in Bago region, central Myanmar, for the Asia Build as part of Habitat for Human<\/span>ity\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0largest youth-focused movement in the Asia-Pacific region. Over at the Pacific Build, volunteers from Australia, New Zealand and the United States will partner with a Fijian family to build a better life through adequate housing. Both builds are part of Habitat\u2019s Young Leaders Build C<\/span>ampaign 2018 that aims to mobilize 4.5 million youths to volunteer, raise funds and speak out for the cause of affordable housing under the theme of PLAY LEAD SHARE.<\/span><\/p>\n

Over the next two weeks, 74 volunteers from Japan and nine volunteers from Hong Kong will work with Burmese families in Tanatpin township to build eight bamboo houses using local technology. The volunteers will also support the handover of a public sanitation facility, help raise the local awareness of water, sanitation and hygiene practices, and interact with the community through cultural activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has only been about a year since Habitat Myanmar started building houses and hosting Global Village volunteers in the Bago region,\u201d says Rick Hathaway, Asia-Pacific vice president of Habitat for Humanity International. \u201cWe are thankful for the overwhelming volunteer response to Asia Build. We look forward to two weeks full of energy and community transformation as we build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n

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Among those eagerly awaiting for their arrival in Bago is Daw Kyi Win, who will build her house with the volunteers. Since her husband passed away two years ago, she has been relying on her neighbors to repair her house. Due to disability, she is not able to work anymore. She and her three daughters make do with their combined daily earnings of US$7. She says: \u201cWe cannot rebuild the house on our own. I am very happy and thankful for the help; it is like a dream for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Habita<\/span>t Young Leaders Build will culminate on April 21 with thousands of young people taking part in simultaneous activities across the Asia-Pacific region. Since the launch of the annual campaign in December 2017, initiatives such as the HYLB Leadership Academy and advocacy grants are providing leadership skills training and resources for youth supporters to build a world where everyone has a decent place to live. <\/span><\/p>\n

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About Ha<\/strong>bitat for Humanity Young Leaders Build<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Habitat for Humanity Young Leaders Build brings together youths from across the Asia-Pacific region to support people and families in need of decent housing. \u00a0By volunteering, fundraising, raising awareness or adding their voices in support of affordable housing, every young person can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. The movement encourages youths to take the lead and motivate their peers to build homes and communities, on a Habitat build site and\/or online<\/a><\/span> through their social networks. Since 2012, over 8 million Habitat Young Leaders Build supporters have been mobilized, US$5.2 million funds raised and 25,635 families were supported in their journey to achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.<\/p>\n

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