Business Development Volunteers help local businesspeople with all aspects of starting and running a business. From learning how to apply for credit to finding new ways to market goods, business Volunteers help the people they work with develop successful enterprises. Health and Nutrition Volunteers work with local hospitals and organizations to promote healthy lifestyles. Agriculture Volunteers work with their host communities to use better techniques when producing food for their families and others. Community Development Volunteers work on a variety of tasks to improve the health of the community as a whole.
Some Volunteers help build roads, bridges, schools and health clinics.
Others may work with at-risk youth. The Volunteers may help village councils and civic organizations improve planning, development, and management capacities.