International Teams Program Approach

International Teams Canada is a Christian mission organization that has a program and project approach to serving the poor, disadvantaged and vulnerable in our host countries: Canada, Ecuador, Romania, the Philippines, Rwanda, Uganda, Southern Sudan and Kenya. We focus on refugees, street children and orphans, along with marginalized women.

We operate by partnering with local churches who get involved by sending short term teams and by going deeper with a 3-5 year commitment to become engaged in a program.

The programs are led by host country program leaders who are involved in all decision making.

Our Canadian support teams consist of staff and high capacity volunteers, who play an important role, fundraising and working with the host country leadership teams to make it all happen.

Our short term teams play a significant role as well. They are often the hands, feet and face of International Teams. They roll up their sleeves, cross the time zones and pour their love and energy into the lives of the people we serve. Often they return home with a new vision and an infectious passion for serving God and serving the poor.

Gary Sharpe, P.Eng. Director, International Programs gary.sharpe@iteams.org

We accomplish our goals by setting specific plans, budgets and measurable objectives for spiritual and social renewal, and strive to achieve them together as a team. We are accountable to report on our progress every six months.

Our resource partners are individuals, churches, businesses, teams, foundations and other funding sources such as the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). International Teams events like the RIDE for Refugees are another source of funding for our refugee related programs.

Together, we are passionate about serving God and serving the poor.