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Families Served to Date More than 1,657 * new houses, rehabilitations, repairs, technical, financial and other services Construction Types New Homes Repairs and Renovations Host Months Mid March—October Team Size 12-50 volunteers Volunteers hosted to date More than 591 DID YOU KNOW? Mother Teresa was born in Skopje, Macedonia in 1910. The Church of Sveti Spas was built below ground, since during Ottoman times it was illegal for a church to be taller than a mosque. Lake Ohrid is a natural tectonic lake which is Europe’s deepest and one of the world’s oldest. Macedonia was the only country of former Yugoslavia to win independence peacefully. Building Together For a Brighter Future Poverty housing has multiple dimensions in Macedonia and cannot be adequately defined through simple parameters. However, a basic understanding of the substandard housing includes the absence of property rights and housing titles, followed by lack of proper connection to water and sewage networks and solid waste collection. According to a World Bank survey, 11 percent of households in Macedonia are not connected to the water network, 36 percent are not attached to the sewage network, 12 percent are without a kitchen and 15 percent are without a toilet. Although substandard quality dwellings have been officially estimated at 12 percent of the dwelling stock in Macedonia, it is well The Global Village Program Join a Global Village team and you can make a difference in the lives of Macedonian families in need of a simple, decent place to live. You might just find your own life changed as well. What is Global Village? Global Village offers international volunteers the opportunity to take part in the ”hands on” construction or renovation of homes in more than 40 countries around the world. Participating in a Global Village team offers a unique travel experience and an unforgettable opportunity to be fully immersed in the local community. Team members experience great personal growth What do the volunteers say? “The ladies on the team took a break on day 4 and walked the neighborhood and took pictures of local houses&gardens. We were invited to a woman's outdoor chairs + table. She offered us peaches, grapes from her garden + peach juice. We were invited to her home (inside) - she showed her family photos-. We communicated by gesture+ eye contact. We had a wonderful time visiting her daughter/who spoke English-we loved sharing her our ages, stories+our hearts with them. Very HABITAT FACTS IN MACEDONIA Around 110,000 homes need immediate intervention www.habitateurope.org [email protected] Turkey Georgia Azerbaijan Serbia BLUEPRINT FOR ADVENTURE THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROGRAM OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY Bulgaria Albania Greece
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Families Served to Date
More than 1,657
* new houses, rehabilitations, repairs, technical, financial and other services
Construction Types
New Homes
Repairs and Renovations
Host Months
Mid March—October
Team Size
12-50 volunteers
Volunteers hosted to date
More than 591
DID YOU KNOW?
Mother Teresa was born in
Skopje, Macedonia in 1910.
The Church of Sveti Spas
was built below ground, since
during Ottoman times it was
illegal for a church to be taller
than a mosque.
Lake Ohrid is a natural
tectonic lake which is
Europe’s deepest
and one of the world’s
oldest.
Macedonia was the only
country of former Yugoslavia
to win independence
peacefully.
Building Together For a Brighter Future
Poverty housing has multiple dimensions
in Macedonia and cannot be adequately
defined through simple parameters.
However, a basic understanding of the
substandard housing includes the
absence of property rights and housing
titles, followed by lack of proper
connection to water and sewage
networks and solid waste collection.
According to a World Bank survey, 11 percent of households in
Macedonia are not connected to the water network, 36 percent
are not attached to the sewage network, 12 percent are without
a kitchen and 15 percent are without a toilet. Although
substandard quality dwellings have been officially estimated at
12 percent of the dwelling stock in Macedonia, it is well
The Global Village Program Join a Global Village team and you can make a
difference in the lives of Macedonian families in
need of a simple, decent place to live. You might
just find your own life changed as well.
What is Global Village?
Global Village offers international volunteers the
opportunity to take part in the ”hands on” construction or renovation of homes in more
than 40 countries around the world. Participating in a Global Village team offers a
unique travel experience and an unforgettable opportunity to be fully immersed in the
local community. Team members experience great personal growth
What do the volunteers say? “The ladies on the team took a break on day 4 and walked the
neighborhood and took pictures of local houses&gardens. We
were invited to a woman's outdoor chairs + table. She offered
us peaches, grapes from her garden + peach juice. We were
invited to her home (inside) - she showed her family photos-.
We communicated by gesture+ eye contact. We had a
wonderful time visiting her daughter/who spoke English-we
loved sharing her our ages, stories+our hearts with them. Very
HABITAT FACTS IN MACEDONIA
Around 110,000 homes need immediate
intervention
www.habitateurope.org
Turkey
Georgia
Azerbaijan
Serbia
BLUEPRINT FOR ADVENTURE
THE GLOBAL VILLAGE PROGRAM OF HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Bulgaria
Albania
Greece
Logistics
How to get there Veles: Skopje airport plus 1h30 by bus/minibus.
Transportation Both long-distance and daily transport to and from the hotel is typically in the
form of
a 15-person private minibus with a hired driver.
Lodging Hotels are simple and basic, and typically located near the project site. Each
room sleeps
2-3 people and includes a private bathroom, although occasionally bathrooms
are shared.
All facilities are screened by HFH staff to ensure that everything is safe, clean
and wellmaintained.
Food and water Breakfast and dinner: Served in the hotel or a local restaurant.
Lunch: Served on the worksite.
Water: Tap water is not sanitary to
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BLUEPRINT FOR ADVENTURE: MACEDONIA
Meet a Habitat family
Valentina and Jovanche have
been married for 11 years. They have
twins(9), Nikola and Magdalena. From
the beginning of their married life
they have lived in the upper flat of an
old house, 32 m2, without a kitchen or
a bathroom. They have to share those
at the lower flat of the house, which
belongs to another family.
Valentina, a history professor, is ill
and requires expensive treatments
and medications. Jovanche works as a
construction engineer at Macedonian
Railways. Because of the high costs for
Valentina’s treatments and the high
interests of commercial bank credits,
they decided not to get a loan to buy
a house. They are full of hope that
with Habitat they will finally get a
