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Via Institute Highlights:

Via International announces completion of the new book documenting its legacy of more than 35 years of international community development work written by Dr. Robert J. Kolesar, Associate Professor at John Carroll University in Ohio, "People of Good Will: Service, Development, and Education in the Work of Los Niños, 1974-2009."

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Community Development Spotlight:

Via International is committed to helping people, families, and communities build "Paths to Self-Reliance for an Interdependent World." With limited resources this past year, we are celeberating all that was accomplished:

1,478 volunteers participated in educational travel and service learning programs in 6 nations...

888 food gardens were created in homes, schools, and communities...11,823 youth participated in Ecology Education classes...16,180 family members were reached through Nutrition and Ecology classes...

215 microenterprise loans helped women and families start small businesses...52 women graduated from the Promotora community outreach worker training program

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Educational Travel Program

Travel... Serve... Learn...

Unique, safe, and affordable international service learning trips since 1975.

Serving more than 1000 college and high school students each year.

Cultural immersion and volunteer opportunities in Mexico, Guatemala,

New Mexico, AND the San Diego border, USA.
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Via International is a 501(c)3 service organization based in California. Dedicated to building "paths to self-reliance for an interdependent world," Via International has more than 35 years of experience addressing community needs by supporting community members to become agents of positive change. Emerging from the communities, programs are designed to improve quality of life through nutrition and ecology training, community leadership education and microcredit and microenterprise support. Voluntours programs offer educational travel and service learning opportunities to engage with community development initiatives. The Via Institute provides a framework to nourish personal development, foster community engagement, strengthen organizations, and promote global dialogue.