EZRA MILLSTEIN PHOTOGRAPHY

Habitat Asia

Global Village volunteer Stephen Lewis helps to install a window on Tchong Ted Loi's new Habitat home. Tchong, his wife Mary and their three children had been living in an overcrowded house with 12 other people for the past 11 years; they moved into the new house in August 2011.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Komang Ita Damayanti plays at her neighbor's house. Her neighbor, Wayan Srikasih, has lived in a Habitat home since 2011. Her previous house is a dilapidated shack, which stands next door and serves as a reminder of how her life has improved. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Wayan Srikasih has lived in this Habitat home since 2011. Her previous house is a dilapidated shack, which stands next door and serves as a constant reminder of how her life has improved. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Komang Tria Sumitri Dewi watches through the window of a nearby house, as Habitat for Humanity Global Village volunteers build her family's new Habitat house in northern Bali. Her family moved into the new home a few months later.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Dongdaemun means "Great East Gate," so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during the Joseon Dynasty. The gate was built by King Taejo in 1396, and was renovated in 1453 and 1869.
   
Zaitunbi Mardonova stands on the porch of her family's house, which is being reinforced against earthquakes thanks to a microloan through Habitat for Humanity Tajikistan. The home was damaged by an earthquake during the summer of 2008.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Carpenter Misbuhiddin Salim helps to install doors in Lutfiya Jurabekova’s house. Lutfiya, her husband Mahmadusuf and five children received a microloan from Habitat for Humanity Tajikistan; they are using it to renovate their house to withstand harsh Tajik winters.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Dao Van Tuoc's family was one of 40 families in the Dong Xa fishing village, Ke Sat town, who built new Habitat houses during the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. A fisherman by trade, he previously lived with 12 members of his extended family whenever he and his wife were not out on their boat. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Rice farmer Dao Van Chuc is helping his 26 year-old son Dao Van Nghia build a Habitat house in Dong Xa fishing village. They worked alongside Habitat volunteers from around the world, who came to build homes as part of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Wheelbarrows are lined up and ready for use in the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Volunteers Mary Debree (left), a Fulbright scholar from Pennsylvania, and volunteer Madeline Felix (right), a Fulbright scholar from Colorado, work on a house during the first day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Volunteer Madeline Felix, a Fulbright scholar from Colorado, works on a house during the first day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Volunteer Hang Nguyen Thuy, who works for ExxonMobil Vietnam, works on a house during the first day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A volunteer works on the roof of a new Habitat house during the first day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A volunteer is silhouetted against a frosted window that they are installing on the first day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Jimmy Carter visited Vietnam for the first time, during the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Huong Cao Van, from Hai Duong, puts a fresh coat of paint on a wall inside her new Habitat house, on day 4 of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. The project helped 32 families to move into into safe, decent homes. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A Vietnamese volunteer helps to secure roof panels to a new Habitat home on the 4th day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Hanoi-born Singer My Linh volunteered on the build site on the fourth day of the 2009 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Allen Balono's family lives in a Habitat apartment in the FTI neighborhood of Taguig City. Habitat for Humanity Philippines constructed the three-story buildings using innovative technology and design to make the most of limited space. Families have relocated to these safe, durable and affordable homes from the surrounding slums. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A man walks through the sprawling slums of the FTI neighborhood of Taguig City. Families have relocated from this area to safe, durable and affordable three-story buildings constructed by Habitat for Humanity Philippines. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
Five year-old Jolyco Pera lives with his family in the sprawling slums of the FTI neighborhood of Taguig City. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
Thai Van Dung looks in the window of his new Habitat house, recently completed by Global Village volunteers. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A schoolgirl from the Dao Thanh primary school met Global Village volunteers, who were visiting the school while taking a break from building a new Habitat house. The Global Village Program offers short-term home-building trips, designed to give concerned people the opportunity to volunteer and contribute to Habitat’s work.© Habitat for Humanity International / Ezra Millstein
     
  
A young neighbor eats lunch while he watches Global Village volunteers help to build Nguyen Long Hung's new Habitat home in the Mekong Delta.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A young neighbor watches as Global Village volunteers help to build Nguyen Long Hung's new Habitat home in the Mekong Delta. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A schoolboy from the Dao Thanh primary school met Global Village volunteers, who were visiting while taking a break from building a new Habitat house. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
A young boy looks out the window of his family's house. Habitat is partnering with the Community Development and Environment Association (CDEA) to repair and improve homes in Laos. Microloans of approximately $200 will be disbursed to Habitat families through village banks and state-backed organizations like local Womenís Unions.© Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
While most families in Nakhao are dependent on subsistence agriculture, they also have looms under their stilt houses. The women use them to weave fabrics, which are sold at the market in Vientiane and provide the family with additional income. Habitat is planning to partner with the Community Development and Environment Association (CDEA) to repair and improve homes in the area. Microloans of approximately $200 will be disbursed to families through village banks and state-backed organizations like local Womenís Unions. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
   
A young boy stands in front of his family's ramshackle house on the outskirts of of Vientiane. Habitat is planning to partner with the Community Development and Environment Association (CDEA) to repair and improve homes in the area. Microloans of approximately $200 will be disbursed to families through village banks and state-backed organizations like local Women's Unions. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein
     
  
The sun sets over the Mekong River, dividing Laos from Thailand. © Habitat for Humanity International/Ezra Millstein