CHOICE Humanitarian Announces Symposium Focused on Ending Extreme Poverty Through Business and NGO Partnerships

    SALT LAKE CITY, UT, February 10, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- On Friday, February 24, 2017, leaders focused on ending abject poverty in developing countries are meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, for The CHOICE Humanitarian Innovations Symposium, focused on ending extreme poverty through business and NGO partnerships that make a positive difference in the world.

Dr. Holger Kray from the World Bank, Michael Merchant from the Arbinger Institute, Dana Israelsen from Inside Out Learning, Tim Valentiner from doTERRA, and Dr. James Mayfield co-founder of CHOICEHumanitarian, along with other world leaders, will address hundreds of attendees.

During the symposium, attendees will also learn how companies are working with nonprofits to end extreme poverty through innovative programs, establishing dependable supply chains, and support their employees in making a positive difference in the world.

"This is a space to learn how business leaders and innovative nonprofits are working on large social issues, how to increase your business' social impact, and learn how to build programs that engage your employees in making a lasting change," said Lonny Ward, field director at CHOICE Humanitarian.

To register for the event, please visit ChoiceHumanitarian.org, or call 801-474-1937. Registration includes breakfast, lunch, and attendance to the full-day event. Press passes are available. To obtain a pass, or schedule an interview, please contact Pearl Wright at [email protected].

CHOICE Humanitarian is an NGO with more than 33 years' experience working to end extreme poverty in Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, and Peru. The NGO partners with committed rural communities, where villagers live on less than $2 a day, to develop strong leadership, create economic opportunity and provide training through CHOICE's native, country staff using the CHOICE Model of Leadership Development. This method empowers villagers to a life of self-reliance and to create their own path out of extreme poverty.

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