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Volunteers are the life-blood of ECHO.

The ECHO Volunteer Team exists to collaborate with staff members and interns in furthering ECHO’s Mission of spreading the love of God in Word and seed. We’re helping provide lasting hope against hunger, and we couldn’t do it without you.

Work teams

Making an Impact. Together.

Each year ECHO hosts a number of short-term agricultural mission work teams. Learn more about our work team mission program or apply today!

Ambassador Program

Give them a Voice to End Hunger

Help bring ECHO to your community. With the tools and resources we provide, you can become a champion of change today.

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Cultivating Better MEAL Systems: Insights from a Global Gathering

How do organizations know if their work is truly helping communities thrive? For nonprofits working in agriculture, food security, and community development, answering that question matters deeply. Programs may reach many people, but understanding what is ...

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Creation Care, Agroecology, and the Heart of ECHO

Across much of the world, hunger is not caused by a lack of land or effort. It is often the result of land that has been exhausted, soils stripped of life, and farming systems that no ...

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Building a Community Seed Bank in Myanmar

From Training to Transformation When the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel in early 2020, Tone Ma Lay from Myanmar found herself unexpectedly grounded in Thailand. What was meant to be a two-month internship at the ECHO Asia ...

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Global Food and Farm Festival

Taste exotic foods, experience life in a foreign country, and explore the Global Farm, learning about food and culture in a new way. Every spring, ECHO partners with local organizations and businesses to host Southwest Florida’s premier festival focusing on sustainable living, gardening, and food.