My Nonprofit Reviews

The first time I got connected to One to World was back in 2014 while I was still a student. Since then, I have been learning from One to World’s various great programs and volunteering through them at different levels in the community.
In order to know about an organization’s values and the efforts they make, I always read their mission and vision statements. Mission statements, in a few words, tells us a lot about an organization. Not only we learn about the organization’s values, but also find out about who they serve and their opinion about the general public.
In One to World’s mission statement, among many other values, these key words attracted my attention the most: “Global cooperation”, “intercultural understanding”, “face to face experience” and “Fulbright”.
I am a physician by profession born and raised in Afghanistan- a country thousands of miles away from here. Many things that we take for granted in the United States are hard to find in countries like Afghanistan and vice versa. For example, the diversity and resources in here are rarely found in many parts of the world. On the contrary, social bonding is stronger in most of the Asian countries including Afghanistan than in the Western hemisphere. Having experienced both cultures and lifestyles, and using my language, and academic experience, I have always been trying to find an intersection between the two cultures and benefit from both. I would not be able to do so if it weren’t for One to World.
One to World has provided me and many other national and international students, families, schools, communities and businesses the opportunity to network collaboratively work with each other. We all have connections with others be it our friends, families, co-workers, and the communities at large. What makes a difference is the longevity and how these connections and networks are utilized.
At One to World, everyone from their leadership to employees, from schools to students, and from clients to volunteers is working wholeheartedly and tirelessly to spread, joy, love, care, and support in order to make this world be a better place.
Most of us know “what” we do, but only few of us know “why” we do what we do. I think, at One to World, everyone knows the “why” behind their work and are committed to serve humanity regardless of their social, religious, ethnic, and geographical backgrounds.