Project Concern International

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**Project Concern International (PCI)**

Offical Site:	www.projectconcern.org
Classification:	international non-profit
Rating:	88% of spending goes directly to those in need.^[1]

Project Concern International, (Project Concern), (PCI), is a non-profit, humanitarian, NGO, based out of San Diego, CA United States with global bases of operation in eleven countries and five continents.

Project Concern was founded by Dr. Jim Turpin in 1961 with the goal of providing health and poverty solutions to children and communities around the world.^[2]

1 Mission
2 Motivation
3 History
4 Worldwide Programs
5 External links
6 References
7 Notes

[edit] Mission

"Project Concern International's mission is to prevent disease, improve community health, and promote sustainable development."^[3]

[edit] Motivation

PCI is motivated by their "concern for the world's most vulnerable children, families, and communities, Project Concern International (PCI) envisions a world where abundant resources are shared, communities are able to provide for the health and well being of their members, and children and families can achieve lives of hope, good health, and self-sufficiency." ^[4]

[edit] History

"In 1961, a young doctor from San Diego volunteering at a Tijuana clinic saved the lives of two small children who were dying of pneumonia. This experience led Dr. Jim Turpin to found Project Concern International and forever change the lives of millions of children around the world by providing health and poverty solutions.

Dr. Jim Turpin in Vietnam

Motivated by the suffering of people in the world’s most impoverished communities, Dr. Jim Turpin moved his family to Hong Kong and opened a floating clinic that offered basic medical services to the residents of Kowloon. His vision for the future was to provide the world’s children with access to essential health care services.

Since then, thousands of dedicated individuals and groups have been inspired by this vision and have lent their voices to help establish our current programs in eleven different countries on five continents. Each voice has made an impact, helping Project Concern reach millions of people in need.

Today, the underlying vision of the organization has remained true to its founder: Project Concern works in vulnerable communities by preventing disease, providing poverty solutions and creating long-term change by helping people to help themselves." ^[5]