What is Carter Center?
The '''Carter Center''' is a [[non-governmental organization|nongovernmental]], [[non profit organization|not-for-profit]] organization founded in 1982 by former [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Jimmy Carter]]. Carter and his wife [[Rosalynn Carter]] partnered with [[Emory University]] just after he lost in the [[1980 United States presidential election|1980 U.S. Presidential elections]] to [[Ronald Reagan]]. The center is located in a shared building next to the [[Jimmy Carter Library and Museum]] on {{convert|37|acre|m2}} of parkland, just two miles (3&nbsp;km) from downtown [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. The library and museum are owned and operated by the [[National Archives and Records Administration|United States National Archives and Records Administration]], while the Center is governed by a Board of Trustees. The Carter Center's goal is to [[human rights defenders|advance human rights]] and to stop human [[suffering]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.georgiatrend.com/November-2012/The-Carter-Center-At-30-Years/|title=The Carter Center At 30 Years|publisher=GeorgiaTrend|access-date=11 March 2013}}</ref> including helping improve the quality of [[life]] for people in more than 80 countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cartercenter.org/index.html|title=The Carter Center – Waging Peace. Fighting Disease|work=The Carter Center}}</ref> T he center has many projects including [[election monitoring]], supporting locally led [[state-building]] and democratic institution-building in many countries and talking 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. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Jimmy Carter]] {{US-stub}} [[Category:Political organizations based in the United States]]