Global Public Service Academies

Founded in 2010, Global Public Service Academies (GPSA) was created with an understanding that young people can make a difference in the world. We are a socially-responsible organization with the mission to empower young people to become active global leaders. We do this by collaborating with local authorities to promote health equity in underserved communities. Currently we support community health initiatives in Guatemala; Belize; Thailand; and West Virginia, USA; while providing hands-on experiential learning programs and cross-cultural engagement to young people who have an interest in leadership and global health.

Our first travel program site was in Guatemala in 2010, with us expanding to Belize in 2014, followed by West Virginia in 2017. Our newest site opened in Thailand in 2019.

We have always been strongly involved in developing global health curricula, offering high-quality learning opportunities as part of our travel programs. This evolved in 2020, when global travel became a challenge, thus leading us to launch a virtual course focused on Global Health and Leadership. While this is conducted solely online, the content has a strong emphasis on participants taking action, by developing and implementing their own global health project, while improving their leadership skills.