# The Carter Center: The Carter Center nonprofit is guided by a fundamental commitment to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering\. > For over 40 years, The Carter Center has boldly tackled humanity's toughest challenges\. Our peace and health programs partner with communities worldwide to create lasting change and better people’s lives\. Generated by Yoast SEO v26.6, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Stories](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/) - [Waging Peace\. Fighting Disease\. Building Hope\.](https://www.cartercenter.org/) - [Ways to Give](https://www.cartercenter.org/ways-to-give/) - [Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s Legacy of Peace and Health](https://www.cartercenter.org/jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-legacy/) - [Funding Partners](https://www.cartercenter.org/ways-to-give/funding-partners/) ## Posts - [El Centro Carter felicita a Colombia por unas elecciones bien organizadas y con una alta participación en un contexto polarizado](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/el-centro-carter-felicita-a-colombia-por-unas-elecciones-bien-organizadas-y-con-una-alta-participacion-en-un-contexto-polarizado/) - [Carter Center Congratulates Colombia for a Well\-Organized Election with High Participation in a Polarized Context](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/carter-center-congratulates-colombia-for-a-well-organized-election-with-high-participation-in-a-polarized-context/) - [We're 'Lacking' Global Health Security says Alexander](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/were-lacking-global-health-security-says-alexander/): Paige Alexander, Carter Center CEO joined Balance of Power to discuss the Georgia primaries as voters head to the polls\. She also discussed the recent Ebola emergency declaration from the WHO and why it's so important to have global health security\. - [Combating America’s Toxic Polarization: Lessons from Northern Ireland’s Troubles](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/combating-americas-toxic-polarization-lessons-from-northern-irelands-troubles/): A recent Fulcrum article shares lessons from Northern Ireland’s “Troubles” and their relevance to rising polarization in the United States\. The insights draw in part from a learning exchange with The Carter Center and its partner, Rethinking Conflict, which brought participants to Belfast to hear directly from those who experienced conflict and peacebuilding\. - [Scholar: China and US have Mutual Interest In Trade, Green Development](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/scholar-china-and-us-have-mutual-interest-in-trade-green-development/): Nick Zeller, senior program associate of the Carter Center's China Focus Initiative, says China and the US have significant mutual interest in cooperating on trade and green development\. ## Charts - [World Cobalt Production by Country](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/wec-charts/example-pie/) - [FY2024](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/wec-charts/fy2024/) - [Bar Chart](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/wec-charts/bar-chart/) - [Example Map](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/wec-charts/example-map/) - [Example Line Chart](https://www.cartercenter.org/news/wec-charts/example-line-chart/) ## Countries - [South Sudan](https://www.cartercenter.org/country/south-sudan/) - [Ghana](https://www.cartercenter.org/country/ghana/) - [Liberia](https://www.cartercenter.org/country/liberia/) - [Nigeria](https://www.cartercenter.org/country/nigeria/) - [Sudan](https://www.cartercenter.org/country/sudan/) ## Events - ['On Courage' with Ami Fields Meyer and Julia Angwin](https://www.cartercenter.org/events/on-courage-with-ami-fields-meyer-and-julia-angwin/) - [2026 Carter Center Weekend: Donor Retreat and Auction](https://www.cartercenter.org/events/2026-carter-center-weekend-donor-retreat-and-auction/) - [30th Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum](https://www.cartercenter.org/events/30th-rosalynn-carter-georgia-mental-health-forum/): On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Mental Health and Caregiver Program will convene the 30th Annual Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum, a milestone gathering dedicated to advancing mental health policy, systems, and practice across the state of Georgia\. - [The Beautiful Game Brings Peace: From Atlanta's Pitch to the Global Field](https://www.cartercenter.org/events/the-beautiful-game-brings-peace-from-atlantas-pitch-to-the-global-field/) - [The Role of Nonpartisan Observation in Improving Election Accessibility](https://www.cartercenter.org/events/the-role-of-nonpartisan-observation-in-improving-election-accessibility/) ## People - [Madelle Hatch](https://www.cartercenter.org/people/madelle-hatch/) - [Kashef Ijaz](https://www.cartercenter.org/people/kashef-ijaz/) - [Paige Alexander](https://www.cartercenter.org/people/paige-alexander/) - [Gregory Noland](https://www.cartercenter.org/people/greg-noland/): Meet Greg Noland, director of the Carter Center’s River Blindness Elimination Program, Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program, and Schistosomiasis Control Program, as well as the Center's Hispaniola Initiative\. - [Barbara Smith](https://www.cartercenter.org/people/barbara-smith/) ## Programs - [Human Rights](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/human-rights/) - [Democracy](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/democracy/): We strengthen democracy worldwide through nonpartisan election observation, digital security, and civic engagement\. - [Conflict Resolution Program](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/conflict-resolution/): Our Conflict Resolution Program is a trusted broker for peace, serving as an alternative channel for dialogue and negotiation until official diplomacy can take place\. - [Mental Health and Caregivers](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/mental-health-and-caregivers/) - [Health](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/health/) - [Peace](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/peace/) - [Guinea Worm Disease](https://www.cartercenter.org/programs/guinea-worm/): For nearly 40 years, we have led the campaign to eradicate Guinea worm disease, working closely with ministries of health and our partners\. ## Publications - [Guinea Worm Wrap\-Up 332](https://www.cartercenter.org/publication/guinea-worm-wrap-up-332/) - [Guinea Worm Wrap\-Up 331](https://www.cartercenter.org/publication/guinea-worm-wrap-up-331/) - [Summary: 2024 Program Review for the River Blindness Elimination Programs \| Chad, Ethiopia, Madagascar, Nigeria, OEPA, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda](https://www.cartercenter.org/publication/2024-river-blindness-elimination-program-review-proceedings/) - [Declaración Preliminar de la Misión de Expertos Electorales del Centro Carter sobre la segunda vuelta de las Elecciones Presidenciales en Colombia \(21 de junio de 2026\)](https://www.cartercenter.org/publication/declaracion-preliminar-de-la-mision-de-expertos-electorales-del-centro-carter-sobre-la-segunda-vuelta-de-las-elecciones-presidenciales-en-colombia-21-de-junio-de-2026/): El Centro Carter desplegó una Misión de Expertos Electorales \(MEE\) integrada por once expertos a Bogotá el 12 de mayo de 2026, en respuesta a una invitación de las autoridades electorales para observar la elección presidencial\. - [Carter Center Election Expert Mission Preliminary Statement on the Colombia Presidential Runoff \(June 21, 2026\)](https://www.cartercenter.org/publication/preliminary-statement-colombia-presidential-runoff-2026/): The Carter Center deployed an eleven\-member Election Expert Mission \(EEM\) to Bogotá on May 12, 2026, in response to an invitation from the electoral authorities to observe the presidential election\. ## Stories - [A Flight for Sight: Nine Children, One Plane, and a Chance to See Clearly](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/a-flight-for-sight-nine-children-one-plane-and-a-chance-to-see-clearly/): The prop plane descended through clear skies and skimmed along a scorching runway\. After it slowed to a halt, five children made their way down the plane’s three deep stairs, blinking in the harsh sunlight as they took in this place where they’d suddenly found themselves\. - [Meet Our Staff: Alida Munkwa](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/meet-our-staff-alida-munkwa/): Alida Munkwa serves as an assistant in the Center’s Extractive Industries Governance Program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\. - [From Belfast to America: Learning to Prevent Political Violence and Heal Division](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/from-belfast-to-america-learning-to-prevent-political-violence-and-heal-division/): The Carter Center and Rethinking Conflict brought U\.S\. faith and civic leaders to Belfast to study the roots of political violence — and what it takes to choose peace instead\.  - [One Journalist's Fight for Eating Disorder Care ](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/one-journalists-fight-for-eating-disorder-care/): Getting care for an eating disorder shouldn't require a legal fight\. But for too many people, it does\. This Mental Health Month, watch investigative journalist Eli Cahan — recipient of a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism — on what he found and why it matters\. - [Peru’s 2026 Election: What The Carter Center Observed](https://www.cartercenter.org/stories/perus-2026-election-what-the-carter-center-observed/): Peru’s 2026 election unfolded amid deep polarization, low public trust, and rising tension\. Carter Center observers tracked the process before, during, and after the vote — offering a close look at what happened and what comes next\. ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://www.cartercenter.org/sitemap_index.xml)