World Neighbors is a grassroots development organization working in partnership with the rural poor in hundreds of villages throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America. World Neighbors brings people together to solve their problems and meet their basic needs. By supporting community self-reliance, leadership and organization, World Neighbors helps people address the root causes of hunger, poverty and disease. World Neighbors helps people develop and sustain their own programs.
Most programs begin using locally available resources and simple, low-cost technologies.
As people gain the skills and confidence they need to solve problems, local leaders and organizations emerge to carry on the work and multiply results. World Neighbors role is to strengthen these basic human resources for long-term development. World Neighbors does not give away food or material aid. Instead people gain the skills and leadership to work together for change. The result is self-reliance, rather than dependence on external aid.