• Volunteers for Prosperity (VFP)
• Office of Volunteers for Prosperity
• U. S. Agency for International Development
• Washington, DC 20523-8600
• Phone:  202-712-1010
• Fax:  202-216-3145
• E-mail: volunteersforprosperity@usaid.gov
• Web: www.volunteersforprosperity.gov

This portal encourages highly skilled American volunteer professionals to share their skills throughout the developing world.  It began after an executive order by President George W. Bush in 2003 and has grown to include hundreds of American organizations with thousands of volunteers.  Major areas of emphasis include agricultural development, health, education, entrepreneurship, informational technology, and women's issues. 

VFP is a flexible alternative to the Peace Corps (which requires two years).  VFP volunteers can serve from a week to a year or more and are deployed though organizations affiliated with VFP.  The VFP website and its links provide an excellent place for finding opportunities to share your skills and for organizations meeting the VFP criteria to publicize and update their activities.  Other American organizations of this kind that are not already in VFP can apply to join.