We respond immediately to communities affected by natural disasters with the help of volunteers, partners and local communities to help families rebuild their homes and schools, through participation in activities such as "cleanup and debris removal" after a flood , "debris removal" after an earthquake or safe demolition to remove dangerous structures. We begin by listening carefully to the community to identify their greatest needs, and only then, create a long-term action plan, executed quickly and in real time to solve problems.
When necessary, we make a long-term commitment and engage our trained volunteers to work with the community to rebuild disaster-resilient homes, schools, daycares and community centers, as these are the core of all communities. By providing a free and open door to all volunteers around the world (as well as cutting-edge training), we transform the good hearts and willing hands of our volunteers into a powerful team that can step in and create an immediate impact in the areas affected by the disaster.
We bring our hard-won knowledge and experience to help communities rebuild, rising even stronger in the face of devastation. By designing and constructing disaster-resistant buildings to code, we ensure that they are stronger and more resilient in the face of future disasters, while preserving the future we are rebuilding for the community.
We live in the communities we serve and become part of them. As we do so, our volunteers discover new ways to help, which invariably brings new ideas and creative solutions. We encourage our volunteers to pursue these ideas whenever possible. Projects have ranged from weekly movie nights for children in Malawi, English tutoring sessions in the Philippines, entrepreneurship and finance classes for high school girls in Peru, and Thanksgiving dinners for hundreds of flood victims in Detroit.