Why FSD?
The Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) offers a global treasure trove of volunteer opportunities—especially for the Boomer volunteer. 

Bridges to Understanding grew out of a belief that every child has a story to tell and that this story is important to share in a global community. The organization began in 2001, out of the inspiration of founder and renowned photographer Phil Borges, who had visited several indigenous communities and saw that many cultures, isolated from one another, were being lost.

In his essay "Philosophy of Service," the co-founder and president of Global Volunteers, Burnham J. Philbrook, tells a story that illustrates Global Volunteers' core beliefs that a community knows what it needs and that volunteers can be an instrumental part of a community's path toward self-determination.