Rachel Trenchard fundraising for Cafe Campesino Returns to Guatemala with Habitat for Humanity

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Habitat estimates that 90 percent of rural Guatemalan families use wood as their primary cooking fuel and most cook using an open fire inside the home. This contributes to respiratory illnesses and deforestation across the country.  Smokeless stoves, however, are built with adobe blocks and a metal pipe to ventilate smoke outside of the home, which improves indoor air quality and uses about 60 percent less firewood. 

Smokeless stove installations are a part of Habitat’s efforts to improve household conditions that negatively impact physical health.  The organization also installs sanitary latrines and works with families to filter their drinking water.

Global Village is Habitat for Humanity’s international volunteer program. Teams travel to over 40 countries to work alongside communities, build housing solutions, and experience local culture. Our goal is to change the lives of the people we serve, as well as the lives of the volunteers.

To join a team or learn more, visit www.habitat.org/gv.

About Habitat for Humanity International 

Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort on a community farm in southern Georgia. The housing organization has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 1,300 communities throughout the U.S. and in more than 70 countries. Families and individuals in need of a hand up partner with Habitat for Humanity to build or improve a place they can call home. Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. Through shelter, we empower. To learn more, visit habitat.org.

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