Habitat for Humanity's Jimmy Carter Work Project kicks off in India

MUMBAI (Oct. 30, 2006) ЁC One-hundred homes are being built this week during the annual Habitat for Humanity project led by former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn.

More than 2,000 volunteers from North and South America, Europe, Asia and from across India are taking part in building homes in partnership with low-income families from the Lonavala area.

Former U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jimmy Carter(L1) greets actor, architect and philanthropist Brad Pitt (R2) on the site of Habitat for Humanity's 2006 Jimmy Carter Work Project in Lonavala, India on Oct. 30.

Actor, architect and philanthropist Brad Pitt joined the Carters and volunteers to help build a new home with Habitat partner family Aziz and Sadhiya Sheikh. Pitt laid cement blocks that will help complete the exterior of the home.

Also helping to build simple, decent Habitat homes on Monday were Diana Hayden, former Miss World and Miss India; Steve Waugh, internationally-known Australian cricket player; and Pooja Bedi, actress and long-term Habitat for Humanity supporter in India; among other celebrities and dignitaries.