About Us
Global IE promotes educational opportunities worldwide by assisting and facilitating projects and programs led
by local partners. Global IE goals include providing educational opportunities for youth in African and Asian
countries to provide hope and economic self-support and providing educational opportunities for adults in
underdeveloped countries to enhance their quality of life.
Global IE further aspires to encourage the qualities of
servant leadership, including being dependable, creating value for the community, empowering and helping
subordinates to grow and succeed, behaving ethically and fairly, and placing the needs of others before yourself.
Dr. Richard Grant, Ph. D.
President/Director
Lafayette, Indiana
LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
Global Involvement through Education (Global IE), a non-profit 501(c)(3) oganization, seeks to provide educational opportunities for youth and adults in African and Asian countries through collaboration with local participants.
We desire to establish self-sufficient projects. While education is not the solution to the world's problems, it can provide hope and the potential for economic self-support and enhance quality of life. We encourage in all people the qualities of servant leadership, honesty, fairness, courage, unselfishness, charity to others, love of family and faith.
We believe that any one person can make a positive difference in our world. We believe that providing hope to individuals is the only way to gain peace in the world. Furthermore, we believe every person is worthy of respect, loving concern, and educational opportunities to reach their full potential.
We are a small organization doing projects ranging in size from providing bus passes for poor students to get to school - to renovating schools. Global IE has no political interests or ties, and we accept no government funding.
We are funded entirely by private and corporate donations. If you see alignment of your goals to those of Global IE, please consider partnering with us by your financial giving. Check our list of current projects under "How You Can Help" to determine if there is a certain country or project you might feel compelled to help support through a donation gift. All donations are tax decuctible.
President Richard Grant, Ph.D.
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for Global IE meets annually to review previous year's projects, evaluate Global IE's strategic direction and set the criteria for future projects.
Many of Global IE's directors and officers travel extensively and hold other full-time jobs. They include doctoral level graduates, faculty of prominent universities in the USA and business owners.
Our History
Global IE was incorporated in 1990 by a group of friends and business acquaintances whose desire was to promote cross-cultural educational opportunities for youth and adults.
Since the first foreign office was established in Istanbul, Turkey, Global IE has participated in projects in several African and Asian countries. When the Central Asian countries became independent republics, Global IE was invited to facilitate and assist with education projects in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Afghanistan. Global IE continues to support projects in several of these countries.
Values
* Every person is worthy of respect, loving concern, and education opportunities to reach their full potential.
* We encourage in all people the qualities of servant leadership, honesty, fairness, courage, unselfishness, charity to others, love of famiily and faith.
* We are committted to collaborating with local partners and desire to establish self-sufficient projects.
* We are funded by private and corporate donations.
* We have no political interests or ties, and accept no government funding.
* We carry out our mission according to the highest principles of stewardship and integrity.
Overseas Affiliates
Global IE cannot accomplish much without feet-on-the-ground. Our current affiliations include:
Mauritania
Global Education Mauritania (GEM) is a
Mauritanian non-governmental organization in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania. The tutoring/learning center, called ‘The HUB’, is where university-aged students with intermediate to advanced English ability can improve their English skills. Class offerings include TOEFL Prep, Typing, Computer Skills (MS Word/Excel/Powerpoint), English Speaking, Listening, and Reading/Writing though Film, Debate, Drama, and casual Conversation and games.
Tajikistan
'Inspiration’ is a Tajik non-governmental organization based in Dushambe, the capital of Tajikistan. The office provides a wide range of services including working with children in a special reforming school for handicapped children, supporting peoples in the Lepper colony and providing education to their children, former prisoners, supporting post-secondary school education for students from rural and poor regions on the country, supporting widows and providing education to their children (30 people). Currently they are helping Afghani refugees by providing language and sewing training traingwoman.
Kyrgyzstan
J-Hope is a Kyrgyz public charitable fund established in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. They are working to improve living conditions, strengthening existing educational institutions and protecting the health of civil society through numerous initiatives. A current focus is providing programs to help secondary schools around the country increase the awareness of teenagers to human trafficking and the consequences of addiction to alcohol and drugs.
