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Causes: International, International Exchange
Mission: International education, cultural exchange & professional service in china & central asia.
Programs: Student leadership program with 10 days cultural exchange, 10 days rural community service and 10 days hong kong study tour.
rural education program-summer english camp for rural chinese teachers and students by vision team volunteers. Vision team orientation and debriefing with culture tour in urban city of china. Scholarships for needy students and library donations to needy schools. Also partial scholarhships to fund the training of 16 chinese students in counseling through the programs of palo altos university in beijing china.
cultural program: faculty development-6-12 months sponsorship of promising young faculty in china to study overseas under mentors in their field; publications-two semi-annual journals with people's university of china and fudan university; translation of significant works in the humanities; conferences and seminars for sino-american academic and professional exchange.