---
title: "About Village Volunteers"
url: https://village-volunteers.org/about/
description: "Village Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in partnership with rural village and capacity-building programs around the world."
published: 2026-08-08
updated: 2026-08-08
---

# About Village Volunteers

Published 2026-08-08

About Us

## Our Mission

Village Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that works in partnership with rural village and capacity-building programs to support the development of sustainable solutions for community survival, education, and growth.

## Our Philosophy

We believe development holds when it is led from within the village. Our partner programs are indigenous, community-centric organizations; volunteers and project support help them carry out their own plans rather than imported ones.

## Meet the Leadership

Village Volunteers is guided by a Board of Directors and an Advisory Board. Each partner program is led locally — directors like Peter Kithene of the [Mama Maria Kenya Clinic](https://village-volunteers.org/vv/mama-maria-kenya-clinic/) know their communities first-hand.

## VV Community

Volunteers, partner-program leaders and supporters make up the VV community. Volunteer journals from Kenya, Ghana, India and Nepal appear on the [blog](https://village-volunteers.org/stories/), and the newsletter carries field updates between editions.