Habitat for Humanity Youth Build (Goals)

Habitat for Humanity Sri Lanka takes on the Habitat Youth Build tomorrow on the 21st of March 2015. Its a youth led campaign aiming to tackle the global challenge of substandard housing for those who required the assistance. Growing each year this organization has reached other countries within the Asian Pacific region. This youth build engages young people to take action together to build homes and communities, advocate for decent shelter, raise funds and awareness about the rising poverty housing situation spreading to various parts of the country.

With this organization that we are collaborating with we have also volunteered to be apart of this Youth Build and promote the ideas of Habitat for Humanity. Not only will we be building houses but working various other jobs that are given to us at the time. Up to 500 other people are taking part in this build to issue the global crisis occurring here in Sri Lanka. Poverty as we know is bad, it does not just simple affect ones life but prevents a chance from ever being change. Poverty stricken people are dependent on the assistance of others because they aren't able to fulfil the requirements of housing. The living cost here in Sri Lanka isn't expensive for an average working person, but in this situation these people need to take loans to pay off their bills.

We know of the struggle and that is why we have chosen to help. For us this will be a new experience, sure, we've conducted a few builds but nothing as big as this. Not only are we working alongside hundreds of other people but we will be working a whole day. Tiering? yes, it is, but its for a good cause and for the people. There's a lot we wish to achieve over the course of this Youth Build and some of those would have to be;

1. Using time to our advantage. We want to be able to have as much work before the day ends. 
2. Working collaboratively and helping each other when in need. Working as a group means working together, we are a team and that means everyone gets involved. 
3. Behaviour around the site is important, specially as representatives from OSC we do need to set a good example. 

Following the IB learner profile we are being risk takers, taking responsibility into our own hands, solving problems and working out where things go. Helping the community by providing them with more volunteers and extra hands to help out with the jobs there. With everyone working together we should be able to have a lot accomplished within that one day.