This page details Medical Teams International’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).

Medical Teams International DEI statement

At Medical Teams International, we affirm that every person is made in the image of God and has inherent value to God, and as such, we aspire to treat everyone with the dignity divinely ascribed. (Gen 1:27) Grounded in this core belief, we are committed to creating an environment where diversity and cultural inclusion are foundational throughout the organization, where people from a diversity of backgrounds – ethnicity, gender identity, economic status, sexual orientation, physical ability, religious beliefs, and many other identity markers – feel respected, welcomed, and safe. Committing to this work anchors Medical Teams in the pursuit of a culture that embodies its calling – “Daring to love like Jesus, we boldly break barriers to health and restore wholeness in a hurting world.”

To address these realities, our organization commits to:

Learning and growing together.

We will listen to personnel, communities, and other stakeholders to understand our weaknesses and gaps in processes in a focused effort to implement changes to grow into a more multicultural organization. (James 1:19) We will implement cultural competency training with the Board of Directors, staff, and volunteers. We will communicate proactively and transparently about ongoing processes for change. We will hold ourselves accountable and move forward in a more informed and intentional way. We acknowledge we will make mistakes in this journey, but will acknowledge mistakes, extend, and receive grace to grow.

Defining Expectations.

We will drive change and set clear diversity, equity, and inclusion expectations for our organization through the broad review and evolution of our processes. We will commit to an equal and unbiased approach to all our employee processes (recruitment, hiring, retention, advancement, and promotion practices) and our donor and volunteer engagement processes, focused on reaching a more diverse pool of people to serve our diverse neighbors more effectively near and far, ensuring diversity in our base and prospective donor profile. The Board will ensure that the CEO and Executive Team develop and implement quantitative and qualitative measurements to assess our starting point, our progress, and gaps between the diverse culture we espouse and our lived experience.

Choosing our Partners and Telling our Story.

We will ensure our storytelling, communications, and donor and volunteer engagement reflects the diverse, equitable, and inclusive values we espouse. We will share stories that portray our clients with dignity and value in accordance with internationally accepted standards. We will use decolonizing language in our storytelling. We will intentionally partner with organizations with shared cross-cultural competency values and commitments and their link to national and global health. We will stand in solidarity with other organizations and individuals fighting against systemic discrimination.