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Causes: Economic Development, International, International Agricultural Development, International Development, International Economic Development, International Relief, Microfinance
Mission: Train volunteers to help eliminate poverty
Programs: Help international provides participants with life-changing experiences through service. Every summer help international trains college-age participatns to design and implement sustainable development projects in peru, belize, uganda, tanzania, india, thailand, and fiji. Partnering with locally-based non governmental organizations (ngo), help participants create projects that promote self-reliance. As a key part of their experience, we train participants to become lifetime social entrepreneurs using innovation to solve problems. Participants receive over 20 hours of training before serving in-country, enabling them to organize and carry out their own projects.