Though continually evaluating possibilities for new work, we are currently pursuing opportunities to live and love amongst the following people.  While we work to create positive change in young lives, we are sensitive to preserve their culture and environment.

• The Hani of Southwest China are considered to be the most impoverished of China’s 55 recognized minorities. Though they live simply and often without, they are an inviting people rich in culture. The Hani labor in the terraced rice fields throughout Yunan’s mountainous countryside.
• The Tarahumara of Mexico’s Sierra Madre have resisted oppression and enculturation for hundreds of years. This indigenous Indian people are subsistent farmers, who are known for their ability to run long distances. The treacherous environment that is life in the Copper Canyon, often leaves the Tarahumara child without food, medical care, and educational opportunities.
• The island peoples of Zanzibar have a long history rooted in spice and slave trade. Today, the people of Zanzibar invite the world to escape to the beauty of her white sand beaches. Though some on the island benefit from an increased tourist industry, many struggle to have basic needs met.
• The Tswana of Botswana, Africa are a people in transition. The Tswana represent the highest per capita population of HIV infected in the world. Over 40% of the 1.5 million people in Botswana are known AIDS carriers. They are literally dying without hope.