ResourcesThe Transformation of Education Foundation is committed to offering the most effective, innovative, and current resources available.On these pages you will find other organizations working to bring great education to the children of the world. Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer For PeaceVolunteers For Peace  International Voluntary Service Exchange ~ Volunteers for Peace is a non-proft membership organization that offers placement in over 3000 volunteer projects in more than 100 countries. VFP also organizes 50-60 service projects in the United States each year. We exchange volunteers with our international partners, who organize the projects taking place in their own countries. Educational and Fun ~ Volunteer projects bring peple from four or more countries together in a cooperative effort to live, work and have fun. Volunteers leave the project with a strong sense of achievement, creating friendships that overcome cultural differences. They are a great way to volunteer abroad. Short-Term Placements ~ We specialize in 2-3 week placements, but also offer medium and long term placements. We offer projects for teens, adults, seniors and families. There are a wide variety of volunteer service projects available that arise from a grassroots level. From sustainable agriculture to environmental protection, helping the elderly and orphans, to preserving archaeological sites. Affordable ~ VFP's basic placement fee is $300 for a multi-week placement. This includes food, accomodation and work matierals. Volunteers arrange and pay for their own transportation. In developing countries, there are additional fees payable upon arrival that vary depending on the hosting organization. We offer a refund of $50 in most situations where volunteers have to pay an extra fee.
Institute For International Educationwww.iie.org
The Institute was created to act as a catalyst for educational exchange. It met a real need for a central point of contact and source of information both for U.S. higher education and for foreign nations interested in establishing educational relations with the United States. Twenties: IIE began organized student exchanges with several European governments—some of which endure to this days—as well as faculty and teacher exchanges. IIE President Stephen Duggan persuaded the government to create nonimmigrant student visas, bypassing post-war quotas set in the Immigration Act of 1921. The Institute published the first reference guides to international study and created a climate for international education on campus with the establishment of a network of International Relations clubs. The Peace Corpswww.peacecorps.gov
The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship. Since that time, more than 190,000 Peace Corps Volunteers have been invited by 139 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation. Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development, and committing more than 1,000 new Volunteers as a part of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities. There's quite a bit to learn about the Peace Corps—explore their website to get to know its mission, history, and current endeavors in depth: PROJECT LEADERS |
IIE was established in 1919, in the aftermath of World War I, by Nicholas Murray Butler, President of Columbia University, Elihu Root, former Secretary of State, and Stephen Duggan, Sr., Professor of Political Science at the College of the City of New York and IIE's first President. They believed that there could be no lasting peace without greater understanding between nations—and that international educational exchange formed the strongest basis for fostering such understanding. 