Women Build Week
Women Build Week 2024
Women Build Empowers Women in Homeownership
We had a great Women Build week in April, 2024. Folks from all over joined us in Somerset to paint, tile, landscape, and install countertops. The home we worked on will go to a hardworking Mom and Dad, with three kids and a baby on the way! Thanks to everyone for all of your help!
Women Build is a dedicated, week-long focus during Women's History Month, that empowers and educates women building, investing and advocating for simple, decent and affordable housing around the world. Since 1991, Habitat for Humanity has celebrated women's homeownership through Women Build Week.
We are proud, and honored to partner with Lowe's, who, since 2003, has contributed more than $40 million dollars and countless volunteer hours to help hundreds of homeowners during Habitat for Humanity Women Build weeks in more than 300 communities across the country.
More about Women Build Week
Habitat for Humanity Women Build
Habitat for Humanity Women Build had it's start in 1991.
- Lowe’s co-sponsored the Jimmy Carter Work Project, which built 92 homes in Georgia and Alabama during Women Build Week in 2003.
- Habitat’s Women Build has been part of projects like the First Ladies Build -where women governors and first ladies from 50 states joined us to build homes for families in need.
- In 2005, Lowe's provided a $2,000 credit for each of the 230 homes being built in that project that year.
- In 2006, Women’s Build hosted our First Families program to build a home in every state.
- International Women Build Week went virtual in 2021