Overview

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.

Build Sites:
Thailand | Vietnam | China | Cambodia | Laos

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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 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.