When 17-year-old Joey Faithfull joined the Habitat for Humanity build team in Vietnam last year, he wasn't sure what to expect.
The Kamo High School student was the youngest in his build team for the Global Village Build, a Habitat programme where volunteers travel overseas to build decent shelter.
"[It was] hot, different, busy, exciting and really well worth it.
"The first few bricks that I laid on our team's house were a bit 'creative', but I certainly got the hang of it in the end," he said.
Joey describes the experience as life-changing and it's inspired him to tell others to take up a hammer and nails and help those less fortunate.