The Dominican Republic will become the 15th country to host Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The announcement of the November 2020 event came at the conclusion of the 36th Carter Work Project in Nashville, Tennessee. Former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife will be coming for the event.
Since beginning their work with Habitat for Humanity in 1984, President and Mrs. Carter have helped to build, renovate and repair 4,390 homes in 14 countries alongside over 104,000 volunteers through their annual work project. Since its founding in 1976, Habitat has served over 22 million people around the world.
The 2020 build will mark the third time the project has been hosted in the Caribbean. The former US President and First Lady traveled to Haiti to build alongside homeowners and hundreds of other volunteers in 2011 and 2012.
According to the Dominican Republic’s National Statistics Office (ONE), the country faces a deficit of more than 2.1 million housing units, which increases by 50,000-60,000 every year. About 60% of the housing deficit is due to the quality and safety of the housing available, and another 40% to the lack of available homes.
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Latin Times
16 October 2019