Counterpart International

Counterpart International partners with local organizations - our counterparts - to build inclusive, sustainable communities in which their people thrive.Established in 1965, Counterpart - a global development organization - forges partnerships with between citizens, government, and the private sector to invest in food security and nutrition, economic development, and effective governance and institutions.Our mission reflects our longstanding commitment to building the capacity of individuals and communities to control their own future. We are proud of our record of innovations in community-based development, and we aspire to build on them.Though Counterpart's projects are diverse, they share a common objective: supporting people in defining their own destinies.