ala , ▁Mah ar as ht ra , ▁India : ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁village ▁not ▁far ▁from ▁where ▁L ill ian ▁Carter ▁had ▁once ▁volunte ered ▁for ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps , ▁her ▁son ▁wel com ed ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁to ▁build . ▁Among ▁them : ▁actor ▁Brad ▁Pitt , ▁actor ▁John ▁Abraham , ▁cr icket ▁star ▁Steve ▁W augh , ▁and ▁former ▁Miss ▁World ▁D iana ▁Hay den . ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁been ▁fun ▁for ▁everyone ▁to ▁have ▁such ▁high - profile ▁people ▁on ▁site ," ▁said ▁H F HI ▁CE O ▁Jonathan ▁Re ck ford . ▁" But ▁their ▁participation ▁helps ▁draw ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁what ▁Hab itat ▁is ▁doing , ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁India , ▁but ▁all ▁across ▁the ▁world ." ▁▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁and ▁San ▁Pedro , ▁California : ▁Although ▁known ▁for ▁new ▁home ▁construction , ▁the ▁Carter ▁Work ▁Project , ▁like ▁Hab itat , ▁has ▁emb rac ed ▁new ▁ways ▁of ▁helping ▁people ▁and ▁of ▁mobil izing ▁against ▁pover ty ▁housing . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁volunte ers ▁rep a ired ▁ 3 5 ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁homes ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Hab itat ' s ▁A ▁Br ush ▁With ▁Kind ness ▁program , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁building ▁ 3 0 ▁town hom es ▁and ▁ ▁cond os . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁U . S . ▁G ulf ▁Coast : ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁annual ▁build , ▁nearly ▁ 2 0 ▁Hab