Sojourn to Africa

The Institute for International Cooperation and Development is the organization that I am affiliated with. Listed below is information on the organization:

IICD - Institute for International Cooperation and Development is a private organization, registered as a 501(c)(3). Since 1987, IICD has trained over a 1,000 volunteers, who have taken part in development and community work with projects in Africa, Central America and Brazil. IICD is located six miles outside of Williamstown in Western Massachusetts on 300 acres of forest land in the Berkshires.

Volunteers come from the United States, Denmark, German, Norway, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Mozambique.

Our Mission
Move humanitarian development forward by working towards achieving the objectives outlined in the Declaration of Human Rights.
Influence the future by involving all people in shaping the world.
Stretch the boundaries of human potential and build capacity for growth.
Spearhead the courage to confront risks by challenging the barriers of fear.
Interact in symbiotic relationships with the world around us.
Orchestrate our own life symphony.
Noting that everything is possible and live accordingly.

IICD offers a unique program to people of all ages and walks of life. People with a desire to travel the world and do good at the same time. We take pride in being open to everyone regardless of social background, ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, age or any other division set up to distort the very basic fact that we are all human beings.

It is important to note that the volunteers of IICD do not receive any salary or commission. We give 12 months of our lives to work for the good of others. As volunteers through tuition we pay 40 percent of the program costs. The other 60 percent is generated through fundraising efforts. IICD programs depend on the thousands of small donations generated from everyday people, just like you. If you would like more information, please visit our website at http://www.iicd-volunteer.org.