In 1965, an Australian actress, Betty Bryant Silverstein and a Marist priest, Father Stan Hosie, started an organization grounded in the belief that all people have the right and ability to drive their own destinies. They started in the remote islands of the South Pacific and led by example, respecting the courage and determination of local people to solve local challenges. See what we’ve accomplished in 55 years by changing the way people look at and solve global development problems.