95-year old former US President Jimmy Carter was programmed to visit the Dominican Republic in November for a Habitat for Humanity event. But on Monday, 21 October 2019, the former President fell and suffered a minor pelvic fracture so that the trip may need to be cancelled. Carter fell in his home in Plains, Georgia, the Carter Center says. It’s the second time Carter has been hurt in a fall this month; he got a black eye from a fall days after he turned 95 on 1 October.
The Dominican Republic is on schedule to become the 15th country to host Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The Carter Center reported on Jimmy Carter: “He is in good spirits and is looking forward to recovering at home.”
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 marks 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.
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23 October 2019