Every Woman Can Make a Difference

Women Build is a terrific way to involve your friends and family of all ages in crucial work with a lasting impact. Women helping women sends a positive and powerful message. You can also come alone, and make new friends. The atmosphere is collaborative and friendly.

We come together to build stronger, safer communities. Whether through donating, advocating, or volunteering on the construction site, every woman can empower Habitat Partner Families to build stability and independence.

Are you ready to build with us?

Women Build: Spring 2025

Beginning on International Women's Day, March 8th, Habitat is calling on the women of Charlottesville to come together to help low-wealth families in our community build safe, affordable homes. 

Our goal is to raise $40,000 to help fund the construction of a new Habitat home. The event will end May 10th, just before Mother’s Day.

We’re inviting women volunteers to join us on the construction site as part of Charlottesville Habitat Women Build. If you're interested in volunteering, you can check out our registration page for more information and instructions on how to join Women Build this Spring.

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Why Support Women Build

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville celebrated with the community’s newest homebuyer, Binta Rose, in the mixed-income community of Burnet Commons. Binta’s story of perseverance in the face of deep adversity added extra meaning to the completion of her journey to home ownership.

A Licensed Practical Nurse at the Student Health & Wellness Center at UVA and mother of three sons, Binta lost her eldest child in a tragic motorcycle accident in 2020 very near to the location of the new home. Though she and her boys felt a connection to the home – especially given how close it is to her work – she grappled with her decision to purchase it because of its proximity to the site of her worst moment. Ultimately, she says, she relied on her strong faith in God’s guidance.

“We are so proud of Binta and her boys,” said Dan Rosensweig, Habitat’s President and CEO.“ They came together at a really hard time, working as a family to contribute more than 200 hours of sweat equity on both the construction site and at The Habitat Store to heal and make their shared dream of homeownership come true.”