Habitat for Humanity of Lee County, FL

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project
Mekong River 2009

Habitat for Humanity of Lee County joined former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, his wife, Rosalynn and 3000 volunteers from around the world to build during Habitat for Humanity’s 26th annual Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project in Southeast Asia. The five-day event from, Nov. 15-20, 2009 constructed and rehabilitated a total of 166 houses in Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and southern China. Habitat of Lee County contributed $100,000 of its annual tithe to the project, enough to fund 22 homes in the area. To read more about the event, check out our media advisory prior to the build.

Below you will find a series of videos taken from the week by our camera crew. Please note that based on your Internet speed, the videos make take some time to load. We appreciate your patience. Also, keep checking back with us, because we're continuing to add videos from the build.

Press conference with Habitat International CEO Jonathan Reckford

Press conference with President Jimmy Carter

Opening ceremonies to the JRCWP (November 14, 2009)

Homeowners for Lee County Habitat sponsored home in Chiang Mai, Thailand

First day of building in Chiang Mai, Thailand (November 15, 2009)

JRCWP 2009, Week in review
(this video needs a couple minutes to load, but well worth the wait)

Pictures

Slideshow2 of pictures

Next year Habitat’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project will be held in the United States, October 3–8, to coincide with World Habitat Day. Five cities will host the project; Dallas, TX, Minneapolis, MN, Birmingham, AL, Baltimore, MD and Washington, D.C.