Romania

ISC embarked on the Sustainable Rural Development Project in Romania to train and support a Romanian NGO to conduct community action projects. ISC hosted two study tours to the United States: one for a delegation of 10 Romanian government officials, NGO leaders, and citizens to learn new community action approaches as part of the Sustainable Rural Development in Romania project; the other for six community leaders and municipal officials from the Russian Far East to the Pacific Northwest to learn steps to protect the environment while improving local incomes through ecotourism.