Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian international human and economic development organization founded in 1984 in St. Paul, Minn. Mobilizing teams of short-term volunteers year-around to assist long-term local projects, Global Volunteers supports host communities on six continents with programs focused on at-risk children and their families, direct work project funding and child sponsorships. Global Volunteers is in consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC and works in partnership with more than 200 local organizations worldwide. Global Volunteers’ mission is to wage peace and promote justice worldwide by enabling mutual international understanding through community-driven development.