A life changing experience

The Brigades, groups of volunteers who work with families to build their homes, are an essential part of the Developing Neighborhoods project. Volunteers, from both companies and other countries through the Global Village program, make ​​a substantial contribution to the construction process of the families because they provide a cost-savings solution in labor and construction time. They also add value to the project by helping to create bridges between different ways of life and build hope in the lives of these families and their communities.

The experience of a day of construction for Corporate Brigades generates personal growth, motivation that transforms the way they look at their own work, and renewed pride in being part of a company that leaves positive imprints on society. For Global Village Brigades, volunteers come from distant countries seeking to contribute to HPHA’s mission, offering ten days of their lives and resources to cover absolutely all expenses and leave a generous donation.

This activity, in which volunteers experience the joys of giving, receiving, and working, is a life changing experience for them and the families. Everyone shares a deep cultural exchange where they celebrate their differences and similarities, and create a bond that transcends borders and languages.

Marcelo Muñoz, a CISCO volunteer, says it is very satisfying to directly help a family that is involved with the volunteers in the various construction projects. Throughout the brigade, Marcelo says, "you establish a unique and exciting bond with the family. You don’t want the day to end, and want to return to finish the job so the family can begin to live in an adequate home”.

Left: Marcelo Muñoz preparing the foundations

Meanwhile, Pablo and Johana, members of one beneficiary family from the “Seeds of Hope" construction event, show how life is on the other side: “ You never forget this;  I don’t know these volunteers and yet they are here helping us, " says Pablo, and Johana concludes: “It shows solidarity, that everyone can do it! These are people who do not know us but they are here bending rebar for our house. That is a feeling that grabs you, because no one ever gives you anything; no one came to tell me if we needed a home, and through HPHA I got a chance. "

Right: Johana surveying the work on her Seed House.

You and your company can join a day of construction! Write to ddrr@hpha.org.ar or call our office at (05411) 4760-5810 or 4859-0154.