I am safe and sound here in Vietnam. Cannot understand what anyone is saying and they cannot understand me. Lots of sign language! Very strange being in a communist country. Went on a trip into Hanoi and then yesterday went out on a boat in Long Bay. Taxi cab driver was pulled over and policeman tried to pull the keys out and with door open the cab just took off, not sure what that was about and was waiting for police to chase us, but cab driver went in and out of traffic and nothing happened. Scared the tail out of me!!! Tomorrow morning at 6:45 we start to build.
The need for affordable housing in the Mekong region is immense. Some of the poorest people in Asia live along the countries touching The Mekong River. Nearly one-third of the population lives in poverty—many on less than one dollar per day.
From November 15–20, 2009,The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project will unite volunteers and families in need of decent, affordable housing in the Mekong region. During the weeklong build, volunteers will build with an estimated 175 families in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and China’s Sichuan Province.
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A ‘New Life’ is almost ready in Cambodia
The 21 families moving to the new Habitat site in Oudong city have named their neighborhood the New Life Community. It is situated in Sra Por village―seemingly a world away—from the garbage dump where they previously lived.
Setting the stage in Thailand Hundreds of volunteers and partner families and thousands of tools and materials will come together during the 2009 Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project.
