Students work on projects in the morning and spend afternoons helping villagers garden and giving lessons on nutrition. Work includes construction and repair of schools, clinics, roads, houses and irrigation systems. Available by special arrangement with home college or university. Hands-on opportunities to meet and discuss current issues with people at the grassroots level. Centers in Mexico, Central America, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Southern Africa.
Programs offer the option of volunteer opportunities.
In addition, spring semester has a limited number of service-learning internships available for students who meet internship requirements. Offers the equivalent of four courses or 16 semester hours through Augsburg College. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors at any college or university. The price is comparable to room, board and tuition at Augsburg College. Students are responsible for travel to and from the program.