Transformation
We connect skilled professionals with strategic global opportunities: sharing knowledge, building local
capacity and fostering long-term transformation
in communities around the world.
Building People to Build Nations
A Movement
Whether you're looking to serve abroad, support
global development or collaborate on meaningful projects, we invite you to join a movement of people investing their lives for the good of others.
"I’m thankful REI believed in me and gave me the chance to learn and grow.... They not only enriched my career but also my life."
Liên Hà, Supervising Midwife, Hanoi Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital and REI Exchange Fellow
Ready to make a difference?
Create Lasting Change
Through education, business, health and sustainable development initiatives, we partner with leaders and institutions to exchange ideas, grow together and create change that lasts.
With REI, you're joining a movement equipping local leaders to build sustainable futures for their people.
by Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, REI HQ
March 16, 2026
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For decades, billions of dollars have flowed into global development.
According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), official development assistance reached over $200 billion annually in recent years. And yet, across sectors and regions, many development practitioners wrestle with a difficult question: If we are spending more than ever, why do some challenges persist? . . .
People of emerging nations filled with hope
as their countries are developed and their lives transformed