“My experience in Uganda gave me a true taste of the real world. It’s easy to become consumed by our own lives that we tend to forget that there is a world needing our attention. This mission work showed me that it is crucial to get out into the world to truly understand it. The people of Uganda forever impacted my life and elevated my ability to be appreciative, patient, loving, and genuinely satisfied with my life.”
Our Mission
The mission of Impact edVentures (Impact) is to lead dynamic educational opportunities intended to transform and shape the lives of participants. Impact works with local organizations, communities, and families in a collaborative effort to foster an effective and efficient lasting impact. The intentionally designed programs will open the eyes and minds of participants through experiential learning, community, service and leadership, cultural immersion, and sustainability.
Our Core Values
- Experiential learning
- Community
- Service & Leadership
- Cultural Immersion
- Sustainability
Quotes We Value
“In this world a man must either be an anvil or hammer.” Henry W. Longfellow“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mohandas Gandhi
“Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.” St. James
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, “What are you doing for others?” Martin Luther King
“When you pray, move your feet.” old African proverb
“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” Unknown
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only things that ever does.” Margaret Meade
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi.
“There are no great things, only small things with great love.” Mother Teresa
“The journey is the destination.” Dan Eldon
“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” St. Augustine
“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home.” Dagobert D. Runes
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain
“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” Mark Jenkins