The acronym 'CHOICE' stands for the Center for Humanitarian Outreach and Intercultural Exchange. Our Mission: CHOICE Humanitarian offers solutions to the hardships of poverty in the rural villages of the world with simple technologies, self-help initiatives and public awareness.

In the rural villages of developing nations, CHOICE specializes in manpower, materials, appropriate technology, and education. CHOICE employs full-time field staff in project countries. These 'country directors' coordinate CHOICE volunteer expeditions, work with villagers on ongoing projects and evaluate village progress. On CHOICE expeditions, volunteers work side-by-side with villagers on specific projects the villagers need, want, and will be able to sustain after CHOICE participants depart. Typically, CHOICE projects include building schoolhouses, health posts, greenhouses, wells, pumps and water systems. CHOICE also provides training in literacy, health care, agriculture and small-scale enterprises.

Since 1982 CHOICE has provided guidance for thousands of projects around the world. Hundreds of volunteer expeditions have been the catalyst for positive change in tens of thousands of lives. These volunteers have gained valuable global perspective in understanding diverse cultures, perspective that leads to better understanding among diverse cultures in their own local communities. Perhaps equally as important as the projects completed in developing nations, the life-enriching benefits of this 'inter-cultural' exchange for CHOICE volunteers are tolerance, selflessness, and the personal fulfillment that comes from service to humanity in all its forms. Many CHOICE volunteers return from expeditions willing to embrace the differences in their own neighborhoods. This kind of understanding leads to less crime, more cooperation among ethnic/religious groups, more sharing of ideas and a more pleasant world to live in for all of us.