All fund raising and administrative costs are funded by a generous donor.
All teaching is in a participatory style.
For 10 years, MAI has been using the TOT program to train trainers. More than 1,000 people from 400 different organizations have been trained, hundreds of projects have been established, and an estimated 20,000 CHEs have been trained. They also train lay people in agriculture, small animal husbandry and appropriate technology so they can exist in isolated areas. A Vision Seminar is normally three days in length and is used to introduce the CHE concept to a new country or area. The participants should be leaders of organizations who might be interested in an integrated approach to community development and health.