Learn how REI builds people to build nations
We send long-term staff and short-term professionals
to train leaders in emerging countries so that they
can train others – building their nations and
bringing hope to future generations.
The work of REI is diverse in each emerging nation where we focus. Through education and medicine, business and agriculture, our highly skilled staff are training and developing others in nine locations in Asia and Africa.
As a non-profit, our organization and staff are financially supported by monthly and annual donations. Give today to be a part of building people to build nations!
REI staff and apprentices partner long-term in nine locations in Asia and Africa, and volunteers take annual short-term trips. If your professional goals for international development match ours, come with us!
May 19, 2025
by Andy Petersen, Director of Advancement, REI HQ
I am a firm believer in the old adage, "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime."
The better part of my career has been in resource development with organizations working both locally and internationally. For example, at one organization, we helped families “earn” the right to purchase an affordable home to live in. At another, we served Tibetans by assisting in creating clean water wells. Oh, and I got to see the majesty of Mt Everest and this creation we call earth . . .
People of emerging nations filled with hope
as their countries are developed and their lives transformed
East Java, Indonesia