HANAPEPE — For the 11th year, Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are engaging women nationwide to work together to build Habitat homes during this year’s National Women Build Week from May 5-13.
In preparation for the build week, Kauai Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s are asking women to get involved by signing up to volunteer and build.
“We’re excited to partner with Lowe’s to educate, inspire and empower women to advocate and help Habitat homeowners love where they live through building or improving an affordable place they can call home,” said Milani Pimental, deputy director of Kauai Habitat for Humanity. “We want to engage women of all skill levels to join their friends, families and neighbors to build up their communities and volunteer where women will gain invaluable skills to bring back and use in their everyday life.”
On Saturday, May 5, local volunteers will work in partnership with Habitat homebuyers to work on the construction of new homes in the ‘Ele‘ele Iluna subdivision, which will provide 125 affordable homes to local families.
National Women Build Week, a nationwide initiative created by Habitat for Humanity and Lowe’s in 2008, has brought together more than 117,000 all-women construction volunteers to build or repair homes with nearly 5,000 families over the past 10 years.
This year, Lowe’s donated nearly $2 million to Habitat for Humanity to support the 2018 National Women Build Week, which is set to take place in 300 communities nationwide.
Since Lowe’s national partnership with Habitat for Humanity began in 2003, the home improvement company has committed more than $63 million to Habitat and helped nearly 6,500 families improve their living conditions.
Since 1992, Kauai Habitat has built 137 affordable homes and made critical repairs to 29 existing homes for Kauai families whose household income is between 30 to 80 percent of the median Kauai income. Because the critical need for affordable housing continues to persist on our island, Kauai Habitat has pledged to scale up our capacity and build 30 homes per year.
Habitat and Lowe’s encourage all women to volunteer — no construction skills or experience in Habitat builds necessary.
Info: Habitat.org/wb.
