KANSAS CITY, Mo. (August 11, 2023) — Through a partnership with the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF), Children International received an investment of more than $1 million over the past three years, including a $681,349 grant, plus in-kind expert project management coaching and educational resources, to equip vulnerable youth as change agents who work to tackle community challenges through social impact projects.
Collectively, 18,296 youth all over the world participated in programs that taught these skills. Then, the participants (ages 12+) applied their new skills to over 120 community service projects that addressed problems in their communities. The projects ranged in size and scope from small community gardens in Ecuador, clinic infrastructure improvements in Honduras, to large park revitalization projects in India. Youth planned and executed projects to tackle key issues in their communities. Community service projects have a ripple effect helping young people develop a sense of pride and ownership — while impacting their family, friends, neighbors — ultimately leading to a greater sense of civic engagement and social responsibility.
Check out this video on the success of our partnership with PMIEF in Colombia:
Children International, based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA, is a global nonprofit that delivers child and youth development programming to break the cycle of generational poverty. Through a customized approach, Children International serves young people in Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Honduras, India, Guatemala, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States for the first two decades of their lives. The organization provides access to health care, education, positive role models, and the life and job skills they need to become gainfully employed. When equipped to improve their own lives, young people also transform their families and communities, and, as a result, multiply good in the world. For more information, visit children.org.
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