Women Build is a Habitat for Humanity International program that trains women to make a difference by building homes and communities.  Thousands of houses have been built by women crews around the world - at the end of 2008, more than 1,400 homes since Women Build's official creation in 1998.  

Women Build brings together women from all walks of life to address, in a concrete way, the housing crisis facing millions of women and children across the globe.  Decent, affordable housing is not a feminist issue; it is a quality of life issue facing families everywhere.  Habitat is training women to become effective volunteers, better equipped to fight poverty housing.

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2009 Women Build Partner Family!   Marsha Ham is a 34 year-old mother of three.  She works as a home health-care nursing assistant.  Marsha views her partnership with Habitat as her "blessing and destiny." The Ham family is excited to have their new home build in a safe neighborhood.  Marsha Ham's family is pictured below at the site of their new home before construction begins.

Thank you to all the women who made Marsha's home possible!

Click here to see more photos of the 2009 Women Build project.