What To Expect:

Build Trip Information

• Batam Build trips are 1-2 days long.

• Team size is a minimum of 8 to maximum 10 volunteers.

• Minimum age for volunteers is 15 years old on the date of the build trip.

• Volunteers must be reasonably fit with no serious injuries or medical conditions. 

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• Every team will have a Habitat host coordinator in Batam as their on-site liaison.

• No prior building experience is required. Volunteers will be trained & supervised by locally employed construction supervisors and Habitat staff.

• Volunteers will also be working alongside the family who is receiving the Habitat house.

• Construction tasks volunteers will do include:

  • Hand-mixing cement, carrying & laying bricks for walls or tying reinforcement bars.

What It Involves

Volunteer Preparation

Travel Arrangements 

• Volunteers are responsible for arranging their visa documents (for non-Singaporeans). 

• Ferry tickets & accomodation can be arranged by Habitat or by the team.

• What Habitat will arrange: local transport, build site meals, accident/illness insurance and volunteer welfare logistics like tentage & water.

Trip Cost​​

1. Team Contribution/Donation: $500-$750 per pax (depending on trip length)

• Supports Habitat's house-building programme like the cost of construction materials & programme coordination like assessing potential homeowners, hiring local construction supervisors etc.

2. In-country expenses: varies with travel season, team size & length of trip

• Includes accommodation, meals, local transport, volunteer welfare logistics

3. ​Flights: to be booked by volunteers

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• While most teams cover the cost of the trip on their own, volunteers are also welcome to set up fundraising campaigns on our Give Asia portal.

Volunteer Sign Up

Corporates, 

Groups & Individuals

For Groups 

• Batam Build trips need to be booked at least 3-4 months in advance.

• Groups may email us at  to request for available build dates. In your email, please include details like your name, your organisation, group size and preferred date range.

For Individuals - Lead your own team

• As team leader, you'll get to decide the date of your build trip.

• You may recruit your own team members or request Habitat Singapore to help publicise recruitment for your team.

• Find out more about how you can be a Team Leader 

For Individuals - Join an Open Team

• If you prefer to not to lead a team, you can join an existing Open Team that is recruiting for individual volunteers. Slots are subject to availability based on a team leader's request.

• Visit our Open Team page to see teams that are currently recruiting. Stay updated by subscribing to our mailing list or following us on Facebook & Instagram.