Atlas Corps = International Cooperation

1. No one society has a monopoly on good ideas.
2. The global south should be a partner in global development and not just a destination for support.
3. If the corporate sector can benefit from the free flow of ideas and people across borders, so should the citizen sector.

International - Promotion of International Understanding

Atlas Service Corps, Inc. (Atlas Corps) is a new citizen sector business model that will revolutionize international service and build a global partnership for development. (Visit www.atlascorps.org ) Atlas Corps brings rising citizen sector leaders from developing countries to volunteer at U.S. organizations for a one year fellowship. By reversing the flow of volunteers, Atlas Corps challenges the status quo, turning all previous international volunteerism models (like the Peace Corps) on their heads. Atlas Corps strives to build the capacity of the citizen sector both in the U.S. and in developing countries through this exchange. Developing countries from around the world will send rising citizen leaders to the U.S. to volunteer, learn skills, share knowledge, and come home to strengthen their domestic citizen sector. These fellowships address a wide range of issues related to the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

For our first year we have seven partner Host organizations who are hosting Fellows from India or Colombia. They include: AYUDA, Bert Corona Leadership Institute, Free the Slaves, GlobalGiving, Mobilize.org, TechnoServe, and Youth Venture.