The former Institute for International Cooperation and Development (IICD), now One World Center,[1] is a private nonprofit organization in the United States with headquarters located in Dowagiac, Michigan.
Their stated purpose is to train volunteers for humanitarian projects In South and Central America and sub-Saharan Africa.
The IICD has been the subject of several critical media reports in which former students recalled substandard living conditions, unreasonable work hours, bullying, and even a "cult-like" atmosphere.
Volunteers have also reported receiving little to no training, being instead required to perform fundraising activities for the school and to labor in Tvind-owned businesses under the guise of raising money for their overseas projects.
Others recalled the aid programs themselves being fraught with mismanagement and even disastrous results.