Jimmy Carter and his wife would work at the Lonavala site for the next three days before visiting tsunami-hit areas in Tamil Nadu.
HFH India conducted a rehabilitation project in tsunami-hit Chennai two years ago, in collaboration with the Aditya Birla Group and Citigroup.
Image: Jimmy Carter (C) holds a cement block as he helps build a house in Patan village.
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