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We build alongside families in Ecuador, one home at a time. It starts with the local leaders in Jad\u00e1n \u2014 they know their neighbors, and they bring us the homes that need care. We go see each one together, walking through the space and talking with the family about what’s needed. From there, we work out the materials, think through the skills the job will call for, and figure out what we can take on that year with the volunteers and funds we have.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(221,215,186,0.41)” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Volunteer work trip \u00b7 Cuenca, Ecuador” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|||on|||||” title_text_color=”#FF5900″ title_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=”Jad\u00e1n \u2014 July 2027″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_font=”|700|||||||” title_font_size=”40px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Every July, we travel to Jad\u00e1n, a rural parish 45 minutes from the center of Cuenca, and spend a week working on homes. We build bathrooms, repair roofs, walls and other projects to make the homes more livable. The Maestro, our construction director, oversees every build.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” header_font=”|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n But the work is only half of what we’re there for. Volunteers stay with a host family for the week, sharing meals and daily life in a community where homes are spread across the mountainside rather than clustered close together. That time together \u2014 not just the job site \u2014 is where relationships take root.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”–et_global_body_font|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The 2026 projects have been completed, and planning for 2027 is now underway.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n No construction experience or Spanish language skills are required.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nomadsofhope.com\/jadan-building-project\/” button_text=”2027 Work Trip Information” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#FF9900″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nomadsofhope.com\/itinerary-jadan-work-project\/” button_text=”See the Itinerary” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” button_bg_color=”#336688″ button_border_color=”#336688″ global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][et_pb_tabs _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_tab title=”Dates” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n July 23 – August 2, 2027<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Costs” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n $1,700.00\u00a0<\/p>\n $1,200.00 after the $500.00 deposit<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Deadline” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Register by April 1 2027<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Lodging” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Host Family<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][\/et_pb_tabs][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/nomadsofhope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20260708_111055-scaled.jpg” title_text=”20260708_111055″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#246175″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Not traveling? Materials are the other half of the trip.” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#FFFFFF” title_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Every bathroom, roof, and floor starts with materials bought locally \u2014 cement, blocks, roofing, doors, windows. Most of the people who make this work possible never set foot on a plane. Their support is what puts the tools in the Maestro’s hands and the roof over a family’s head.<\/span><\/p>\n If travel isn’t the right fit for you this year, funding materials is just as essential to the work in Jad\u00e1n.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/nomadsofhope.com\/fund-the-materials\/” button_text=”Fund Materials” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_button=”on” button_text_color=”#000000″ button_bg_color=”#FF9900″ button_border_width=”1px” button_border_radius=”5px” custom_margin=”28px|||201px|false|false” custom_padding=”2px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/nomadsofhope.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2017-07-24-15.35.28.jpg” title_text=”2017-07-24 15.35.28″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Where we have worked” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”|||on|||||” title_text_color=”#FF5900″ title_font_size=”18px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_heading title=”Nueva Prosperina \u2014 Guayaquil” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”rgba(255,231,137,0.74)” border_width_all=”2px” border_color_all=”#FF9900″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n