volunteering from home ur volunteers are Habitat for Humanity’s Ninety-six volunteers have hearts and hands. Each year, their supported various activities, commitment and generosity change O the lives of millions of people worldwide. coordinated and followed-up by community leaders, to prevent Health measures a昀昀ected Habitat’s onsite and mitigate the virus. volunteer program globally during the pandemic, and Paraguay was no exception. “Participating as a volunteer for the Network is In this context, volunteers joined Habitat a wonderful experience and gives me a sense Paraguay and turned social distancing into an of personal growth. Through volunteering, I opportunity for solidarity and creating new links re-connected with those who teach you rare to reach more families. They did this through values such as solidarity, community support, the Settlement Support Network created by empathy, sel昀氀essness, and mutual assistance. Habitat Paraguay, which today includes 25 civil They con昀椀rmed how interdependent we are, no society and academia partner organizations. matter where we are,” said Georgina, 31. Its objective is to pursue an open national strategy for resilience in Paraguayan informal settlements during the pandemic. PAGE. 38 habitat.org/lac