On October 23rd this year 300 Irish volunteers will travel to Haiti to take part in the third “Build-It-Week” by Haven, a charitable foundation set-up by Leslie Buckley to try and improve the quality of life of impoverished people in Haiti.

Trish and I have volunteered on the project again this year and will spend 7 days working on the building site near the city of Goniaves. We’ll be building on our knowledge of mixing cement & plastering walls from last year J
mortar, lay blocks, plaster and to hard-wall.

Each volunteer is asked to raise 4K towards the costs of the project, which aims to build new homes for families living in tents, shacks and slums in one of the poorest countries in the world.

So where better to start than by gathering the supplies we need to build the houses? The idea is simple - if you can sponsor a brick, a slate or a bag of cement for just Euro 5, you can help us raise the funds to build a Haiti house!

Or why not sponsor the house materials on behalf of a loved one – for a birthday, confirmation or for Father’s day for example? Give us their details and we’ll send them a thank you card on your behalf!

So why not browse the Haiti House shop and see the lovely building supplies we have waiting for sponsors!