GEA is a highly volunteer-run organization with 2 full time equivalent staff as volunteers in 1998-1999. Its core staff serves as catalyst, mentor, and coordinator among its associates and partners. Together they engage in programs and partnerships that involve UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in education for global citizenship, the development of a global ethic, and systemic change initiatives which promote more humane and ecologically responsive global systems. In September 1998, two GEA associates, at their own expense, spent a month in Kenya assisting GEA in its "Education for All" Partnership Project with religious orders and Unicef. A former Kenyan from New Jersey is a volunteer accountant for the Project. During 1998-1999 GEA enjoyed working with some exceptional volunteers and student interns. Viktoria Baklonova, Janet McLaughlin, Mariana Roversi, and others gave over 200 volunteer hours. Student interns Marie Cajuste, Josiane Doumampouom, Mia-Margaret Laabs, Roshana Nabi, Mahito Sakai, Tanya Stechak, and Ruddy Wang spent 385 hours at GEA. Interns receive an orientation and experience at the United Nations, work on research projects, assist with Web site updates, learn office skills, and develop a knowledge about a non-profit international educational organization.
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