“Ethiopia confounds every expectation. You arrive expecting a vast featureless desert and instead find yourself overwhelmed by majestic landscapes and climatic abundance. … You [expect] to see human degradation and abject poverty, and instead find yourself immersed in a culture besotted with itself and its history, and marked by a sense of unforced pride that is positively infectious.”

–Philip Briggs, travel writer

Cultural Awareness and Leadership Program:  Individuals looking for a one to four month experience. Typical participants are gap-year, undergraduate or graduate students taking time off from school or looking to fulfill internship, scholarship or independent study requirements.

Business Exploration and Assistance Program:  Short-term opportunities for schools, families, businesses, etc.  Typical participants are professionals providing short-term assistance to local entities, business persons evaluating business or investment opportunities or groups wanting a basic introduction to culture and service.