FUNTOSALUD International is a grassroots movement which involves the host communities in all aspects of planning and development the most successful approach to international volunteering is one that defers to the needs and goals of the local community. We recognize that local people know what is valuable and appropriate for their own community. We're committed to providing volunteer work that helps them carry out their own set of objectives, rather than imposing another one.

Our local volunteers always consist of highly motivated individuals committed to their community who are responsible for setting up programs in their region. They are from the area in which our programs operate, and therefore have a vast knowledge of the local community and its needs. We believe in partnering with the community to empower agents of change, working with local guidance, and supporting local solutions.

“From the depth of need and despair, people can work together, can organize themselves to solve their own problems and fill their own needs with dignity and strength.”

Cesar Chavez