President Jimmy Carter will travel to Nepal in November to participate in an event held by Habitat for Humanity.
The news comes just over a month after the the former president announced that cancer had spread to his brain, and that he would being undergoing radiation treatment.
A press release from Habitat for Humanity stated that Carter, who will turn 91 on October 1, received “consent” from his medical team to make the trip.
“Since Rosalynn and I first volunteered with Habitat for Humanity in 1984, we’ve never missed a single year,” said President Carter in a statement. “I am grateful that we can join with other volunteers in November and continue to help shed light on the critical need to address inadequate housing around the world.”
At the event, 1,500 volunteers will gather to help build permanent homes for low-income members of a Nepali village, including for families that are Dalits, which are considered to be at the bottom of Nepal’s caste system.
