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Global Business Brigades empowers university students and business professionals to provide communities in developing nations with sustainable business solutions that improve quality of life while respecting local culture. Currently more than 1,500 volunteers travel annually to participate in our secular programming in Central America, Africa, India and Vietnam, to more than 40,000 constituents.

Volunteers will travel to Panama with their group and work directly in villages that we’ve identified. We currently have relationships with the Peace Corps and other local NGOs who oversee the projects year-round while our volunteers infuse energy, ideas, and capital during their one-week trip.

We are currently seeking volunteers to lead their own group of colleagues (whether university students or professionals) to implement our programming. As a leader, you will learn the inner workings of an international development non-profit by working directly with our Executive Directors to plan your trip and develop new microenterprise and micro-lending solutions.

Each “brigade” is 8 days and you can set your own dates as long as you have enough volunteers on your team. If you are interested in helping communities in the developing world and can commit 10 hours per week to prepare for your trip, this is a tremendous opportunity for your personal and professional development. We have developed an extensive step-by-step guide to help you throughout the process.

To apply please email Michelle Menclewicz at menclewicz@globalbrigades.org.

For more information, visit www.businessbrigades.org.