When ancient meets modern The first 1,000 days Working with women in preparation for childbirth has given me ample opportunity to learn...

by Brian Teel, former REI Vietnam Country Leader REI was created to bring a real exchange of ideas and understanding – to bring professional training, focused on equipping nationals to train others as they work together to build their communities and countries – while we receive deepened cultural understanding and refinement to why we do what we do the way we do it. This is just a glimpse into how REI got started building one of its most effective programs in helping to bring

by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, HQ   What do a 20-year-old college student, a 37-year-old engineer and a 53-year-old college...

By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, HQ   Showing up on time for wedding receptions in Kazakhstan is a very big mistake: One that...

by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO Two weeks. 22,467 miles. Last month Joyce and I circled the globe, jetting to Cairo, Djibouti,...

by Hannah Bernstein, Recruiter and Director of Staff Fundraising Each year REI sends student intern teams to support the ongoing work of...

by K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO   Once every two years? Due to the logistics and expense involved with gathering staff from around...

by David A. Staff, REI Director of Field Staff Care The current decade (2021-2030) has produced a post-COVID-19 world. Quarantines have...

by Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ   As we look back on recent months, I’m struck by the steadfastness of our supporters...

by K. Douglas Erdmann, President/CEO, REI HQ   He seemed tired. Almost sluggish. James Ong, our new REI Singapore Director, and I were...

By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications, REI HQ   “The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it.” REI staff...

By K. Douglas Erdmann, President & CEO, REI HQ James Rosebush, former deputy assistant to President Ronald Reagan, writes in the Harvard...

by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ Our recruiting team is growing! There was a big push to finance this role in REI’s...

By Paul Yankey, Chief Advancement Officer, REI HQ Excitement is brewing for REI Advancement, as we witness the seeds of innovation...

By Ginny Teel, Interim Director of Staff Care, HQ When our family lived in the Philippines, my heart was captured by cross-cultural...

By Doug Erdmann, President & CEO REI staff work in some very hard places around the world. These are developing countries with...

Kian Schuemann, Finance Assistant & Office Administrator, REI HQ REI is best known for its international work of building people to build...

By Wendy Moore, Director of Communications and Foundation Relations, HQ “REI is an organization with a clear goal of transforming people...

by Maryellen Morgan, Director of Recruiting, REI HQ “How do you recruit Gen Z?” This is a question I’m asked frequently, not only as a...

By K. Douglas Erdmann, President and CEO What country has the world’s most widely accepted passport? If you guessed Singapore, you were...