Women Build is an International Habitat program that encourages women to make a difference by building homes and communities. Women Build celebrates the compassion, dedication, talents and abilities of women from all walks of life. Its goal is to both showcase the accomplishments of Habitat’s women volunteers and to invite more women to join the effort to provide decent, safe, affordable housing for local families.

In April 2009, Habitat dedicated its eighth Women Build home.  This home is located in the Corazon del Pueblo neighborhood – Maria Flores and her daughter Nohemi are very happy to be there.

The ninth Women Build home was started on September 11th with hopes of completion in May 2010.

2008 Women Build Homeowner - Maria Flores’ Story

Women Build Home Dedication 04 28 09

After months of hard work and hundreds of hours of volunteer time, almost completely donated by women, Habitat for Humanity Tucson celebrated the completion of its eighth Women Build home on April 28. The Women Build house is now a home to Maria Flores and her adopted daughter, Nohemi, 8. Flores, said, “I’ve wanted to buy a home more than anything.”

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The 2009 Women Build home is being built in partnership with The Gardner Family and the following sponsors:

In Memory of Uncle Bill
Lowe’s
Emerald Foundation
Pamela Grissom
Jan and Art Hoffman
Anonymous
Fred and Ann Boice
Eugene C. and Wiletta F. Denton Family Foundation
Tucson Appliance
along with many other generous donors

Women Build Background

In 1991, a group of women in Charlotte, N.C., completed the first women-built Habitat for Humanity house, planting the seeds for Habitat’s Women Build program. Since the Women Build department’s official creation in 1998 by Habitat for Humanity International, affiliates have enabled Women Build volunteers to construct more than 1,200 homes around the world.

With special events, such as the 2006-2007 First Families Building Homes Across America campaign, and with additional sponsors signing on to help affiliates undertake more projects, more Women Builds are underway than ever before. In 2006, approximately 32,000 volunteers helped build 160 Women Build houses. In 2007, 209 more homes were added. This number continues to grow, especially through the success of our partnership with Lowe’s, the program’s underwriter.