• Academy for Educational Development (2nd year as Open World hosts) is committed to solving critical social problems throughout the world through education, social marketing, research, training, policy analysis and innovative program design and management. http://www.aed.org.
• American International Health Alliance (2nd year) advances global health by mobilizing communities to better address healthcare priorities while improving productivity and quality of care. http://www.aiha.com/
• CONNECT/US-RUSSIA (1st year) promotes a more humane and peaceful world through training seminars for government officials, business internships, and domestic violence prevention and intervention programs. http://www.connectusrussia.org.
• Duke University- Dewitt Wallace Center for Communications and Journalism (1st year) supports a policy of democratic media around the globe through scholarly research and education. http://www-pps.aas.duke.edu/centers/dewitt/about/index.html.
• Friendship Force International (4th year), a 1992 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, works to create an environment where individual friendship can be established across the international barriers that separate people. http://www.friendshipforce.org/.
• International Academy for Freedom of Religion and Belief (3rd year) provides technical assistance on issues of freedom of religion and human rights by conducting conferences, seminars, and lectures.
• International Institute of the Graduate School, USDA (3rd year) promotes professional learning and international cooperation. http://grad.usda.gov/programs_services/ii/intl_inst.cfm/about.
• Meridian International Center (3rd year) promotes international understanding through the exchange of people, ideas, and the arts. http://www.meridian.org.
• National Peace Foundation (3rd year) works to strengthen the foundations for peace building, peace education and conflict resolution by promoting democratic justice. http://www.nationalpeace.org.
• Pacific Environment (1st year) fights to protect the living environment of the Pacific Rim, including Russia, by strengthening democracy, supporting grassroots activism, empowering communities, and redefining international policies. http://www.pacificenvironment.org.
• Rotary International (5th year) provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. http://www.rotary.org.
• Russian American Rule of Law Consortium (4th year, formerly hosted as the Vermont Karelia Rule of Law Project) matches the legal communities of seven Russian regions with seven U.S. states in order to develop the rule of law in both countries.
• Transnational Crime and Corruption Center at American University (2nd year) is devoted to teaching, research, training and formulating policy advice on transnational crime, corruption and terrorism. http://www.american.edu/traccc.
• Vital Voices Global Partnership (2nd year) supports women’s progress in building democracies, strong economies and peace. http://www.vitalvoices.org.
• Women & Politics Institute at American University (2nd year) strives to enhance women’s leadership through workshops and fostering the interaction of students with young women leaders. http://www.american.edu/oconnor/wandp.html.
• World Services of La Crosse, Inc. (2nd year) conducts professional exchanges designed to improve municipal services, economic development, health, social welfare, and quality of life in targeted communities of the world. http://www.worldserviceslax.org.

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