Staffordshire, 2 July - CARE Construction Challenge

02 July 2011

An outdoor challenge exclusively for people who work in the construction industry in support of aid and development agency CARE International.

The Challenge

Takes place on 2 July in Staffordshire. Each participant will cover a marathon on foot, bike and canoe. Join a NAWIC team and take on teams from BAM Nuttall, Willmott Dixon, Costain, Balfour Beatty, Jacobs, KOREC, Ridge, RDG Engineering, Capita Architecture and more.

The Cause

Sheltering vulnerable people and families is a crucial aspect of CARE’s work, which includes some of the most important and pioneering emergency shelter and reconstruction projects in the world. CARE UK leads for the whole of CARE International on shelter, which is particularly crucial in times of crisis. Our team focuses on emergency shelter, right through to transitional shelter and building permanent homes and buildings. They also train communities in safer and longer-lasting construction techniques.

CARE focuses in particular on women and girls. Investing in women and girls is one of the most effective ways to help communities overcome poverty. Research has shown that when one woman is helped out of poverty, she'll bring four other people with her.

Full Event details

To register your interest in joining a NAWIC team contact Erin Karsten

Watch this video to see the CARE team at work in Haiti helping to build transitional shelters following the earthquake. These shelters were crucial in housing people through the hurricane season and whilst the local communities were resolving land rights.

Haiti video