Charter

    • The Purposes of the GrowAbroad World Alliance are:
    • Seek to promote the best possible technical and intercultural training programs within agriculture, horticulture and related sectors.
    • To provide a safe learning experience for young people who travel away from their home country in order to participate in one of our programs.
    • To work in conjunction with government agencies to provide accurate visa information
    • To work with our participants in order to provide host employers with trainees that meet their requirements
    • To work with our host employers to provide training sites that meet trainees’ wishes and needs and comply with the hosting country’s regulations, and ensure the quality of hosts.
    • To work together to provide support and good quality services to all parties involved.
    • The Organization and its Members, in pursuit of the Purposes, shall act in accordance with the seven Principles and Criteria documented in the Code of Practice.

    Exchange programs shall respect all applicable laws of the country in which they occur, and international treaties and agreements to which the country is a signatory.

    Program Participants rights and responsibilities shall be clearly defined and documented.

    Participants shall be screened for participation in the exchange. 

    • Participants shall be screened in the home country by a qualified organization or individual with a good reputation.

    Individualized training plans shall be written, implemented, monitored, and evaluated. The objectives of each participant’s program, and the means of achieving them, shall be clearly stated.
    Training Plans: 

    • Set a framework for training in the minds of hosts and trainees.
    • Need to be flexible and broad-based.
    • Provide an educational component to the training experience.
    • Help establish a basis for placement decisions. 
    • Provide a record/documentation of the experience.
    • Can be a basis for a letter of reference.

    Program participants shall be actively involved in intercultural activities throughout their program abroad.

    EP shall provide the support necessary to assure optimal learning and exchange opportunities for participants.

    Monitoring and evaluation shall be conducted to assess the quality of participants training and intercultural experience; the effectiveness of the exchange program; and the impact of the exchange on participants.