May 20, 2009, Washington, DC: The Advocacy Project (AP) has joined the Building Bridges Coalition, a group of more than 200 organizations and universities determined to double the number of international volunteers sent abroad annually by 2010.

The Coalition aims to promote interaction between international volunteer organizations, colleges, corporations, government agencies, and other stakeholders in order to improve the quality if international service and its impact on communities throughout the world. It strongly supported the recently-passed Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which recommends $10 million a year in US government funding for international volunteer opportunities.

AP is committed to scaling up its own fellowship program through partnerships with other organizations, such as its 2009 projects with Vital Voices and the International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA).