Amizade
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Environment
- International
Location
4 Smithfield StreetFloor 7Pittsburgh, PA 15222 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Amizade empowers individuals and communities through worldwide service and learning.
Description
Amizade Global Service-Learning has been empowering individuals and communities through worldwide service and learning since 1994. Nearly 6,000 individuals have served with local community leaders in 9 countries on 4 continents with 11 partnerships. From working with women and girls on rainwater harvesting initiatives in rural Tanzania to running at-risk youth camps in Jamaica, Amizade volunteers have transformed and been transformed.
Amizade volunteers come in many forms; as students, as faculty, as activists, adventurers, philanthropists, and leaders. Young and old, volunteers have set out in partnership with Amizade and the communities we work with to serve, explore, and understand.