Mission

World Neighbors is an international development organization that works with some of the most remote and marginalized communities in areas of Asia, Africa and Latin America. We support the transformation of communities by helping people address hunger, poverty, disease and other challenges that undermine their livelihood, and by inspiring lasting leaderhsip and collective action for change. Since 1951, we have helped more than 25 million people in 45 nations improve their lives and the communities where they live.

Programs

World Neighbors, Inc. supports programs in 16 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America/Caribbean by working in partnership with communities to address priority problems and build capacity for local management of community development. Success is achieved by strengthening the capacity of our partners to lead self-help initiatives, mobilize local resources, develop, test and extend innovations, sustain and multiply results, participate in wider coalitions, and advocate for their rights. Program priorities are determined with partners, but may include sustainable agriculture, natural resource management, environmental conservation, community health, reproductive health, family planning, water and sanitation, literacy, income generation and community organization. By training local leaders, strengthening the capacity of local organizations and by building up essential skills for problem solving, World Neighbors helps people meet their basic needs and achieve self-reliance without depending on external aid. With 13 field offices, World Neighbors has a field staff of 145, the majority of them local citizens.