Registered as a private voluntary organization, World Education has worked in over 50 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, as well as in the United States.

World Education contributes to individual growth, strengthens the capacity of local partner institutions, catalyzes community and national development. World Education's approach is characterized by a commitment to meaningful and equal partnership that is flexible and evolves over time, and is based on mutual interest and trust.

World Education is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through economic and social development programs.

World Education is well known for its work around the globe in environmental education, community development, maternal and child health, school governance, integrated literacy, small enterprise development, HIV/AIDS education and prevention and care, and refugee training.

World Education also works to strengthen literacy and adult basic education programs in the United States. Projects are designed to contribute to individual growth, as well as to community and national development.

Projects Undertaken

* Basic Education

* Capacity Building

* Child Labor and Trafficking

* Civil Society Development

* Girls' and Women's Education

* HIV and AIDS

* Literacy and Health

* Microenterprise

* Skills Training for Youth

* Societies in Transition

* Strengthening Literacy

* Support for Refugees and Displaced Persons

* Sustainable Agriculture