Carter Center

Not to be confused with Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.
The Carter Center
FoundedApril 6, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-04-06)[1]
FounderJimmy Carter
Rosalynn Carter[1]
TypeNot-for-profit, non-governmental organization
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[1]
58-1454716
FocusHuman rights, Conflict resolution, Election monitoring, Public health, Eradication of infectious diseases, Mental health
Location
Area served
Global (75 countries since 1982)[2]
MethodPopular education, Access to information, Aid distribution
Key people
Employees
175; field office staff in more than a dozen countries[1]
Websitecartercenter.org
Partnered with Emory University

The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter. He and his wife Rosalynn Carter partnered with Emory University after his defeat in the 1980 United States presidential election. The center is located in a shared building adjacent to the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on 37 acres (150,000 m2) of parkland, on the site of the razed neighborhood of Copenhill, two miles (3 km) from downtown Atlanta, Georgia. The library and museum are owned and operated by the United States National Archives and Records Administration, while the center is governed by a Board of Trustees, consisting of business leaders, educators, former government officials, and philanthropists.

The Carter Center's goal is to advance human rights and alleviate human suffering,[3] including helping improve the quality of life for people in more than 80 countries.[4] The center has many projects including election monitoring, supporting locally led state-building and democratic institution-building in various countries, mediating conflicts between warring states, and intervening with heads of states on behalf of victims of human rights abuses. It also leads disease eradication efforts, spearheading the campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, as well as controlling and treating onchocerciasis, trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, and malaria through awareness campaigns.

In 2002, Jimmy 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.[5] In 2007, he wrote an autobiography entitled Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope, which chronicles the first 25 years of The Carter Center.

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference AR08-09 Work Glance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Carter Center Annual Report 2008-09 (PDF). Atlanta: The Carter Center. 2010. pp. 80–81.
  3. ^ "The Carter Center At 30 Years". GeorgiaTrend. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  4. ^ "The Carter Center – Waging Peace. Fighting Disease". The Carter Center.
  5. ^ Norwegian Nobel Committee, 2002 Nobel Peace Prize announcement, [1], October 11, 2002, accessed December 19, 2008.