In the coming months, two international leaders will extend helping hands--and experienced hammers--to build houses with families in need. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn will build in Puebla and Veracruz, Mexico, Oct. 24-29, 2004.With them, thousands of volunteers will build 150 houses with local families during the 21st Jimmy Carter Work Project.
In South Africa, founding president of Zambia Dr. Kenneth Kaunda will help build 25 houses in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Nov. 22-26, 2004.The Kenneth Kaunda Work Project also will mark the beginning of a "Homes and Hope" campaign to build 1,000 additional houses in South Africa in anticipation of Habitat for Humanity International's 30th anniversary in 2006.
Visit www.habitat.org/jcwp/2004 for more information about the JCWP, and for more information about the KKWP, visit www.habitat.org.za.
