"fund-raising and publicity as well as actual homebuilding, taking part in the annual Jimmy Carter Work Project ""blitz build"". Every year, Habitat for Humanity Ireland sends volunteers to join participants from around the world on the build. Habitat for Humanity Ireland Habitat for Humanity Ireland is a nonprofit development organisation which seeks to bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. Its vision is ""a world where everyone has a decent place to live"". In more than 70 countries around the world, including Ireland, Habitat for Humanity engages families and communities to construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes; advocates for"
"Millard Fuller Millard Dean Fuller (January 3, 1935 – February 3, 2009) was the founder and former president of Habitat for Humanity International, a nonprofit organization known globally for building houses for those in need, and the founder and former president of The Fuller Center for Housing. Fuller was widely regarded as the leader of the modern-day movement for affordable housing and had been honored for his work in the United States and abroad. Fuller was born in Lanett, Alabama, on January 3, 1935, to Render and Estin Cook Fuller. Render was employed by Lanett Bleachery and Dye Works and"
"Donald Mosley Donald Mosley is a co-founder of the Habitat for Humanity organization. Mosley was a Peace Corps volunteer in Malaysia and a regional director in South Korea. With a background in history, math, engineering and anthropology, he helped launch Habitat for Humanity in the 1970s. He has been on the international board of directors since 1995. In 1984, as national chairman for the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR), he helped lead a delegation to Nicaragua during the war there between the Sandinistas and the Contras. That experience impacted him to lead many such groups on dozens of trips to conflict"
"climate change. This talk coincided with the release of two children's books by Gore jointly published with the India Habitat Centre. Al Gore uses the terms: Environmental activism of Al Gore Al Gore is a United States politician and environmentalist. He is the former Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), the 2000 Democratic Party presidential nominee, and the co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has been involved with the environmental activist movement for a number of decades, and has had full participation since he left the vice-presidency in 2001. Gore"
"to the expansion of Habitat for Humanity, to build affordable housing. Since early September 2012, Carter has been alive longer after leaving the White House than any other U.S. President. Carter has been involved in a variety of national and international public policy, conflict resolution, human rights and charitable causes. In 1982, he established the Carter Center in Atlanta to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering. The non-profit, nongovernmental Center promotes democracy, mediates and prevents conflicts, and monitors the electoral process in support of free and fair elections. It also works to improve global health through the control and"
"Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project The Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project - formerly the Jimmy Carter Work Project (JCWP) - is an annual home building blitz organized by Habitat for Humanity International and its affiliates. It generally takes place in the United States one year, and an international location the next. President Jimmy Carter and Rosalynn Carter helped Habitat volunteers renovate the 19-unit building, and media coverage brought attention to Habitat, which had been founded in 1976 in Americus, Georgia, a short distance from Carter's hometown of Plains, Georgia. Even though President Carter has said repeatedly he never"
"for 1985, the late Irish senator and peace campaigner Gordon Wilson for 1987, former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev for 1988, the late South African president Nelson Mandela for 1989, former US president Bill Clinton for 2000, former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani for 2001, John O’Shea, founder of the charity Goal for 2003, the late Pakistani president Benazir Bhutto for 2007, the late US Senator Edward Kennedy for 2009, Afghan human rights campaigner Dr Sima Samar for 2010, former Irish president, Mary McAleese and her husband, senator Martin McAleese for 2011, Pakistani activist for female education and youngest-ever Nobel Prize"
"worked with Fuller to develop a program similar to that in Zaire, using volunteer labor to construct affordable, safe houses for needy families in San Antonio's slums. Soon the idea took hold in Appalachia, and by 1981, just five years from its inception, Habitat for Humanity had affiliates in fourteen states and seven foreign countries. In early 1984, Millard courted the man who would become Habitat's most famous volunteer, President Jimmy Carter. A native of Plains, Georgia, just a few miles from Habitat's headquarters in Americus, Georgia, Carter gave not only his name and reputation to the new non-profit, but"
"Michigan. In the affordable and homeless housing space, Lui volunteered for Habitat for Humanity in Ghana, the Golan Heights, and Haiti with former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Lui served on the board of directors for Crossroads Homeless Services and PRI affordable housing development company. Asian Americans Advancing Justice awarded Lui an American Courage Award for Distinguished Service in 2014, the year after former Representative Barney Frank received it. The Asian American Journalists Association awarded Lui the Suzanne Ahn Civil Rights and Social Justice Award in 2013, an honor in memory of humanitarian Suzanne Ahn. Civil"
"award. Some past recipients have been: Danielle Mitterrand, former First Lady of France, in 1989 for her work with children in Third World countries. President George H. W. Bush in 1991 for his role in bringing peace and democracy to the Middle East during and after the Gulf War. King Juan Carlos I of Spain, 1991, for peacefully bringing democracy to his country. Laura Bush, 2002, for her career in bettering children’s education. Oprah Winfrey, 2007, for her global humanitarian efforts, and education of children. Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, won the award in 2008 for renewing ties with WW2"
"Nobel Peace Award Laureate Mikhail Gorbachev. Beneficiaries and partners of the Cinema for Peace activities include the Cinema for Peace Foundation, the United Nations agencies UNICEF and UNIFEM, Sean Penn's J/P Haitian Relief Organization, Richard Gere's ""Healing the Divide"" and the International Campaign for Tibet, which was initiated in a meeting with the Dalai Lama in 2004, ""Schools for Africa"" by UNICEF and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, the Leonardo DiCaprio Fund, the Elton John Aids Foundation, amfAR, the Gorbachev Foundation, Amnesty International, Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project, Eastern Congo Initiative, and the Human Rights Film Network The annual Cinema for"
"and other countries. Carter and the Center support human rights defenders around the world and have intervened with heads of state on their behalf. In 2002, President Carter received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work ""to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development"" through The Carter Center. Three sitting presidents, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Barack Obama, have received the prize; Carter is unique in receiving the award for his actions after leaving the presidency. He is, along with Martin Luther King Jr., one of only two"
"There have been a number of calls for Obama to either return the award or to have the Nobel Committee recall it, most recently in 2013. In April 2013 a petition was begun asking the Nobel Committee to rescind the Peace Prize. The petition garnered 10,000 signatures in its first day and nearly 20,000 by the end of its first week. Nobel laureate and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore called the award ""extremely well deserved"". Obama received congratulations and kind words from other elected officials, such as from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former rival, Senator John McCain, who"
"volunteer eventually gave her a permanent home. Lonavala, Maharashtra, India: In a village not far from where Lillian Carter had once volunteered for the Peace Corps, her son welcomed 2,000 volunteers to build. Among them: actor Brad Pitt, actor John Abraham, cricket star Steve Waugh, and former Miss World Diana Hayden. ""I think it's been fun for everyone to have such high-profile people on site,"" said HFHI CEO Jonathan Reckford. ""But their participation helps draw more attention to what Habitat is doing, not only in India, but all across the world."" Los Angeles and San Pedro, California: Although known for"
"of Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. The Foundation donated to Habitat’s Homes for Heroes, a 27-home neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano to benefit disabled veterans and surviving families of veterans who gave their lives in service. The Foundation has donated to several organizations supporting the men and women of the armed forces and their families, including the Wounded Warrior Project, the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund, National Military Family Association, Freedom Alliance and Snowball Express. In 1983, while he was in graduate school, Nicholas' sister Marsy was brutally murdered. Since then, he has been a leading advocate for the"
"Environmental activism of Al Gore Al Gore is a United States politician and environmentalist. He is the former Vice President of the United States (1993–2001), the 2000 Democratic Party presidential nominee, and the co-recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He has been involved with the environmental activist movement for a number of decades, and has had full participation since he left the vice-presidency in 2001. Gore stated in an interview for ""The New York Times"" that his interest in environmentalism began when he was a teenager: As I was entering high school,"
"of this award had always been individuals. Previous honorees include Mother Teresa, Mikhail Gorbachev and Pope John Paul II. Since its inception, eight U.S. Presidents have served as the honorary chairman of People to People International. Other People to People International programs include: Educational and Humanitarian Initiatives adult travel programs, the EXPERIENCE program (an annual student travel program incorporating service work), Peace Camp (free, international travel program for students with an emphasis on peace education), the Global Landmine Initiative (working with the HALO Trust), the School and Classroom Program (an international classroom-based pen pal program), & also Community, University, Student"
"The Fuller Center for Housing The Fuller Center for Housing (FCH) is an ecumenical Christian, 501(c)3 non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Americus, Georgia that builds and repairs homes for low-income families and individuals. It is active in 60 U.S. cities and 16 countries outside the U.S. The Fuller Center was started in 2005 by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Millard Fuller and his wife Linda Caldwell Fuller, founders of Habitat for Humanity, at an intentional Christian community called Koinonia Farm in rural southwest Georgia. After spending 29 years of service in the Christian housing ministry at Habitat, and being fired"
"his Foundation have been a strong supporter of Habitat for Humanity, helping to build Gordon's House in honor of Rev. Gordon Yeaton, an Episcopal priest and Habitat for Humanity board member who died in 2007. The Foundation has also supported Habitat's Homes for Heroes, a neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano for disabled veterans and surviving families of veterans who gave their lives in service. Nicholas established the first-ever American Heritage Bowl Game for Historically Black Colleges, co-sponsored by the Navy and Marine Corps. It was held in August 2007 at the stadium at Cal State Fullerton and broadcast worldwide on"
"with former President Jimmy Carter, for global contributions through Habitat International. After his death, his son, Richard LeFrak, became CEO of the LeFrak Organization. In 1941, LeFrak married Ethel Stone. They had four children: LeFrak died at the age of 85 on April 16, 2003. Funeral services were held at Congregation Emanu-El in New York City. Samuel J. LeFrak Samuel J. LeFrak (February 12, 1918 – April 16, 2003) was an American real estate tycoon. He was a noted landlord who chaired a private building firm, the LeFrak Organization. The LeFrak Organization was also ranked 45th on the ""Forbes"" list"
"Jonathan Reckford Jonathan Reckford is an American businessman and chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International. Jonathan Reckford has been CEO of Habitat for Humanity International since 2005. During that time the Christian housing ministry has grown from serving 25,000 families a year to helping more than 300,000 families in fiscal year 2014. Habitat focuses on being a catalyst to help families address holistic housing issues and to help revitalize communities around the world. Since 1976, Habitat has helped more than 5 million people construct, rehabilitate or preserve homes in more than 70 countries. Reckford grew up in Chapel"
"the international nonprofit organization's new advocacy outreach initiative. Jon Bon Jovi has been raising awareness with Habitat for Humanity since 2005 when he provided the funds to build six homes in Philadelphia and built the homes alongside the homeowner families, as well as with members of his Philadelphia Soul Arena football team. The construction site also served as the video shoot location for his band's single ""Who Says You Can't Go Home"". In 2006, he made a $1 million donation to build 28 Habitat homes in Louisiana in partnership with low-income families on the hurricane-stricken coast. In July 2007, Bon"
"Mobilization for Survival, was a youth worker for Mobilization for Youth and a career and vocational counselor. In 1988 he moved to Berkeley, where he founded the environmental group Urban Habitat and Urban Justice Organization. Cordell Reagon remained an activist until his 1996 death at age 53 in his Berkeley, California, apartment, the victim of a still-unsolved homicide. Reagon's two marriages—to Bernice Johnson Reagon of Albany, Georgia, and to Merble Harrington of New York, New York, ended in divorce. He is survived by his children, Toshi of Brooklyn, Kwan of Oakland, California, and Mariama of Manhattan. Reagon, who was the"
"of the most militarized country in the world, which has taken the human family against its will to war, will be rightly seen by many people around the world as a reward for his country's aggression and domination."" Lech Wałęsa, (1983) cofounder of the Solidarity trade union, and former president of Poland said the award was premature. ""He has not yet made a real input."" The 14th Dalai Lama congratulated Obama. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the Nobel Committee's choice. ""We are entering an era of renewed multilateralism [...] President Obama embodies the new spirit of dialogue and engagement"
"W. Bush for the Nobel Peace Prize. In his statement to the Associated Press, Nesvik justified the claimed nomination, which was controversial to some, as follows: ""The background for my nomination is their decisive action against terrorism, something I believe in the future will be the greatest threat to peace... Unfortunately, sometimes... you have to use force to secure peace."" The 2002 Nobel Prize was in the end awarded to former US President Jimmy Carter. Non-winning Nobel nominations are kept secret for 50 years by the Nobel committee, so Nesvik's claim is not officially verifiable until 2052. Harald T. Nesvik"
"1976, they returned to Americus and founded the non-profit organization Habitat for Humanity International. Modeled after the Koinonia Partnership Housing program, this organization builds houses with families in need, then sells the houses to the families at no profit and no interest. Habitat for Humanity volunteers and homeowners have built more than 500,000 houses in more than 100 countries. Founding member Clarence Jordan held an undergraduate degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia and wanted to use his knowledge of scientific farming ""to seek to conserve the soil, God's holy earth"" and to assist Koinonia's neighbors, most of whom"
"Jacksonville, Florida; and Sumter County, Georgia: ""I didn't think we'd come a second year. I never had any concept it would expand,"" President Carter told volunteers when the project returned to New York. The Carters and volunteers built 157 houses, including Habitat's 100,000th house in Harlem, and then its 100,001st house in Plains, Georgia, their hometown. Among the celebrities lending a hand: actress Susan Sarandon, who said, ""It's a gift to participate in something like this."" South Korea. President Carter first visited South Korea in 1950 as a young submarine officer, and later returned as president and humanitarian. The project's"
"served as its President from 1971 to 1988. He also invested in mining activities in Colorado. He served his first term as President of the American Humanist Association from 1951 to 1955. At the same time, he supported his wife's work as a supporter of global initiatives on planned parenthood. In 1954, the couple co-authored ""Humanism as the Next Step: an introduction for liberal Protestants, Catholics, and Jews"", which has since been republished in several later editions, most recently in 2007. Both were later elected as Fellows of the World Academy of Art and Science. Lloyd Morain received the Humanist"
"Habitat for Humanity Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI), generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat, is an international, non-governmental, and nonprofit organization, which was founded in 1976 by Linda and Millard Fuller. Habitat has been devoted to building ""simple, decent, and affordable"" housing, a self-described ""Christian housing ministry,"" and has addressed the issues of poverty housing all over the world. The international operational headquarters are located in Americus, Georgia, United States, with the administrative headquarters located in Atlanta. There are five area offices located around the world: United States and Canada; Africa and the Middle East (located"
"for the Humanities chairman Lynne V. Cheney, former Colorado governor Richard Lamm, then U.S. Senator and future University of Colorado at Boulder president Hank Brown, sociologist David Riesman, Nobel Laureate Saul Bellow, U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman, and former ACTA president Anne D. Neal. With the exception of Neal, all those involved in ACTA’s founding have since retired. In 1996, the organization changed its name to the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. Jerry L. Martin, a former philosophy professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, was president from the organization's founding until 2003, when Neal became president. ACTA is"
"Vila and hosted the show from 1989 through 2003. Since leaving ""This Old House"" Thomas has contributed to programming on The History Channel, hosting and producing the ""Save Our History"" series, including one program showing George Washington's estate, and another in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Thomas first was involved with Habitat in the early 90s following their stories on This Old House and later partnered with them for a five-part series for Renovation Nation. He currently is Spokesman and Ambassador for Habitat for Humanity International with special emphasis on Women Build, Builders Blitz, and ReStore. Thomas is a popular"
"and Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota. In 2008, he contributed to the then U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination.[12] Hugh Parmer Hugh Quay Parmer (born August 3, 1939) is an attorney, University professor, former international humanitarian executive, and a Democratic politician in Fort Worth, Texas. He served in both houses of the Texas State Legislature, on the Fort Worth City Council, and as mayor of Fort Worth. Parmer also served as Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development and Chief of the Humanitarian Response Bureau under the Agency where he was responsible for"
"along with a check for €122,000, by an international jury composed of 11 persons from five continents, led by former United States Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner Henry Kissinger. The prize was first awarded in 1991 to Nelson Mandela, president of the African National Congress, and Frederik Willem de Klerk, president of the Republic of South Africa, and has been awarded each year since, with the exception of 2001 and 2004. Félix Houphouët-Boigny Félix Houphouët-Boigny (; 18 October 1905 – 7 December 1993), affectionately called Papa Houphouët or Le Vieux (The Old One), was the first President"