Life a House Built, 25th year anniversary of the Jimmy Carter & Rosalynn Carter Habitat for Humanity Project. - (PBS, 55 minutes)
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
American Corner Trieste - Via Roma 15 - Trieste
Since leaving the presidency, Carter and his wife Rosalynn have been involved with building homes, all over the world, for the poor in the Habitat for Humanity volunteer program. Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization which, since 1976, has built more than 100,000 houses in more than 60 countries, including some 30,000 houses across the United States. He hammers a straight nail and works humbly side by side with all the volunteers as a common citizen.In October 2002 Jimmy Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.