Rob Dewaelsche, executive director of HFH Detroit, receives a trowel from HFH Mexico national director Gustavo Gutiérrez at the closing ceremonies of the JCWP 2004 in Veracruz, Mexico.

Jimmy Carter Work Projects 2004, 2005:
4 Cities, 2 Weeks, 1 Result

For more than two decades, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, have led thousands of Habitat volunteers in the former president's annual namesake work project. Those efforts have resulted not only in thousands of homes being built and renovated all over the world, but also in a glaring spotlight being shone on the world's need for decent, affordable shelter.

This edition of Habitat World features the Jimmy Carter Work Project, the impact it made in last year's host sites of Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico, and the similar impact it will leave in this year's host sites of Benton Harbor and Detroit, Mich.

While located in two different countries, these four cities share a great deal in common, not the least of which is a lack of decent housing and countless compassionate people devoted to improving lives by building Habitat housing in partnership with families who need a better place to live.