VBC – Celebrating house 200

VBC – Celebrating house 200

VBC – Building a better future It’s celebration week for VBC this week. We’ve reached a major milestone as we build our 200th house this week. Our achievements: Four and a half years. 200 houses 40 wells 85 toilets A warehouse A community Centre with four classrooms, computer room and library More than $900,000 in sponsorship […]

Every house has a story

Every house has a story

The tale of House #265 is woven of love and builds a bridge between cultures Every home has a story and that is certainly true of all VBC houses. We’ve built more than 270 houses and the combination of different family elements and different volunteer groups means each has a different tale. But one thing […]

Enola brings specialist skills to VBC

Volunteers join VBC from all around the world and most come for a week or two and make the volunteering trip part of a holiday. But Enola Coffin’s volunteer stint with VBC was very much a nine-week work and study trip. The 22-year-old from France is a civil engineering student at Ecole Centrale de Nantes […]

Peter shares knowledge at VBCCC

Peter Gardiner has a big personality and a heart to match it. His larger-than-life presence and larrikin nature were a hit with students and staff at the VBC Community Centre for the six weeks he volunteered with us. He provided classroom support to our teachers, sitting in on classes and helping to check work. “I […]