Since all of ‘students’ in the program are adults, and have demonstrated themselves as leaders in their community, ARI prefers the term ‘participant,’ rather than ‘student’ or ‘trainee.’ ARI actively recruits people from the most marginalized rural communities from countries in Asia and Africa. Some examples include tribal peoples, minorities, and those oppressed by the caste system. Each year there are about 25 – 30 participants in the program, from 14 -16 different countries.
This year 2012 we have 29 participants from 15 countries (including two Japanese participants, and one graduate intern.) It is always the goal of ARI to have a 50/50 male-female ratio; however, it is not always possible to achieve this due to conservative and often discriminatory policies of some organizations or societies. The most important point about the international participants is their devotion to their people and their commitment to utilize their training at ARI for the positive development of their home communities.
The 2012 Graduates
BRAZIL Cooperativa Central da Reforma Agraria do Paraná |
CAMEROON Action for Natural Medicine, Bui |
D.R. CONGO Oneness Development Institute |
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EAST TIMOR
Rafaela East Timor Fund |
EAST TIMOR
Claretian Missionaries |
HAITI
Methodist Church Haiti |
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INDIA
Mr. Adarsh Aralugowdana Chandraju Coorg Organi- zation for Rural Development |
INDIA
Better Life Foundation |
INDONESIA
Huria Kristen Batak Protestant Church (HKBP) |
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INDONESIA
Yayasan Holi’ana’a |
JAPAN |
JAPAN |
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LIBERIA
Rev. Alexander Saturday Kerkula Church Aid Incorporated |
LIBERIA
Concerned Christian Community |
MALAWI
Anglican Diocese of Upper Shire |
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MALAWI
Livingstonia Synod AIDS Programme |
MALAYSIA
Protestant Church of Sabah |
MYANMAR
The Methodist Church Upper Myanmar |
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MYANMAR
Pathein Myaung Mya Association |
MYANMAR Buddhist Youth Empowerment Program |
MYANMAR Lisu Baptist Convention |
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Church of the Nazarene |
PHILIPPINES
Central Luzon District Council of the Assemblies of God |
PHILIPPINES
Nueva Vizcaya Environmental & Rural Development, Inc. |
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SRI LANKA
Rev. Welideniyagedara Nishanta Gunaratne Methodist Church Sri Lanka |
SRI LANKA
Service Civil International Sri Lanka |
UGANDA
St. Patrick’s Center for Integral Development |
Training Assistants
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INDONESIA
Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) |
PHILIPPINES
Cordillera Green Network |
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Graduate Intern
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JAPAN
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