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The former president Jimmy Carter and his wife lead a work project with volunteers from all over the world for one week each year. Thousands of volunteers build houses all together. It's a festival of the volunteers.
* The precondition for participating the JCWP including the costs is
Jimmy Carter Work Project 2006 in INDIA
The Jimmy Carter Work Project in 2006 was held in India from October 29 to November 3. The surprise....actor Brad Pitt joined the project, too! Five lucky volunteers from Japan experienced this event and had an unforgettable time!
Please visit here for the details on the Jimmy Carter Work Project 2006.
Habitat and the Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
While the former president is a noted carpenter (the White House staff gave him tools for his workshop when he left the presidency), his wife, Rosalynn has also gained building experience from volunteering with Habitat. Jimmy Carter's involvement with Habitat for Humanity international began in 1984 when the former president led a work group in New York City to help renovate a six-story building with 19 families in need of decent, affordable houses. That experience planted the seed, and the Jimmy Carter Work Project has been an internationally recognized event of HFHI ever since.
"Habitat has successfully removed the stigma of charity by substituting it with a sense of partnership," says the former president. "The people who will live in the homes work side by side with the volunteers, so they feel very much that they are on an equal level."
JCWPs in the Past
The following are the links to past Jimmy Carter Work Projects.
- 2006 India, 100 houses completed
- 2005 Michigan, 50 houses completed
- 2004 Mexico, 150 houses completed
- 2003 Alabama, Geotgia, 120 houses completed
- 2002 South Africa, 1000 houses completed
- 2001 South Korea, 120 houses completed
- 2000 New York, Florida, Georgia, 157 houses completed
* Please visit here for the information about JCWP before 1999.
Participate in Jimmy Carter Work Project!
2007 JCWP in Los Angeles 28 October ∼ 2 November
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