REAP International

Cause Area

  • Children & Youth
  • Community
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • International

Location

1109 31st St. NECedar Rapids, IA 52402 United States
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Mission Statement

REAP International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose purpose is to help stabilize villages in Russia with strategies to become self-sufficient and independent of the State system. REAP works with schools, youth and others to bolster rural resources and adapt survival techniques learned in the US. We encourage sustainable approaches that do not damage the environment. REAP partners with FSU professionals to implement our programs. We welcome collaborators and volunteers!

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REAP International is a nonprofit organization that offers opportunities for students and adults to go abroad as volunteers, interns or tourists. REAP is involved with rural development and youth leadership programs overseas. Most of our work is done in the Lake Baikal region of Siberia. (See our Website: www.reapintl.com) We try to bring to Russia's rural communities what they need for the realization of their strategies for self-sustainability We are aware that many Americans do not have an objective view of Russia. Our programs have been aimed at making visitors into detectives in order that they can make up their own minds. This has been our approach at Baikal and now we apply the approach to Moscow. All our programs include 1) A thorough orientation, including pretrip materials. 2) Trip structure aimed at the needs and interests of participants and groups. 3) Experiences that reveal the real Russia we love. 4) Discussions of what persons have seen and experienced. 5) Cultural elements that show Russia in transition. Our goal is true educational tourism.

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