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Children and communities worldwide have diverse needs—access to healthcare, clean water, safe shelter, safety from slavery, access to education, and so many others. A Worldwide Service Project is a directed program that engages all youth and adult Kiwanis family members to make a positive difference in the world by helping children in need around the world.

Kiwanis successfully completed its first Worldwide Service Project virtually eliminating Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD). Kiwanis raised more than US$100 million, which today is at work in more than 89 nations. The number of households estimated to be consuming iodized salt has jumped from 20 percent in 1990 to more than 70 percent, and the effort has been heralded as one of the most successful health initiatives in the world.

Kiwanis International is currently searching for its next global cause, and its International Board of Trustees have selected three finalists. Read about the finalists for the next Worldwide Service Project.