Expertise: VEGA volunteers are professionals in the fields in which they are providing technical training, enabling them to achieve instant rapport with their clients;

Commitment: VEGA volunteers frequently remain in contact with their host country clients long after individual assignments are completed and continue to conduct support activities in the U.S.;

Flexibility: Experienced volunteers can be deployed quickly to respond to urgent client needs;

Experience: VEGA optimizes program impact by utilizing both the experience of repeat volunteers and the fresh up-to-date knowledge of qualified first timers.

There are many reasons to become a VEGA volunteer. The following are just some of the benefits of joining:

• Visit a new country where you will meet and work with new people.
• Contribute to lasting development of businesses, industries and communities in a developing country.
• Fulfill your sense of adventure while applying your work experience to a common good.
• Acquire valuable new experiences and confront unique challenges in your field.
• Broaden your understanding of other countries and their unique business climate.
• Observe the process of economic and social transition first-hand.
• Represent the U.S. as a citizen diplomat.
• Be a source of knowledge and support for others in need.
• Gain the rewards of mentoring others on a global scale.
• Develop new business connections, new friendships and lasting memories.
• Participate and contribute to the free exchange of ideas to generate solutions to real business problems.

Through your support we can send more expert volunteers who generously donate their time, expertise and much more to further the impact VEGA programs have in the lives of our beneficiaries