Volunteer with International Foundation for Education and Self-Help

The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) was established as a 501(c)(3) nongovernmental, nonprofit, charitable organization under the vision and leadership of the late Reverend Leon H. Sullivan to reduce hunger and poverty, empower the local community by raising the standard of literacy, and to foster cultural, social, and economic relations between Americans and Africans, particularly those Americans who are of African decent .

Volunteers for Prosperity (VFP)
The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH) is one of many international volunteer service organizations associated with President Bush's Volunteers for Prosperity (VfP) initiative to encourage Americans with professional skills to volunteer with private voluntary organizations working in countries around the world. IFESH operates two programs which permit Americans to volunteer in Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Malawi, Namibia, and South Africa.

Volunteers in the Teachers for Africa (TFA) program are experienced American teachers who assist their African counterparts in the areas of curriculum development, teacher training and institutional and behavior change.

Volunteers in the International Fellows Program (IFP) focus on building the capacity of international nongovernmental organizations working in community development settings. more