The following individuals and organizations have extended their support by providing us with permission for using their resources or reviewing sections for accuracy or simply by being there just when we needed them. The photographs used to build the introduction flash, photo gallery and interviews were obtained from several individuals and organizations. We would like to thank them for their support. This site would not be possible without their support!

Our families

Thanks to all our families for putting up with late nights and long hours, for being so supportive, and for being candid when it was most important. Your feedback, optimism, and encouragement have proved priceless.

Nagi Mahalingam (assistant coach and photographs)

Nagi worked hard to be a very good coach, and completed the coach role, helping the team, giving us guidance, instructing, and also offering psychological support when needed. We would like to thank him for his hard work and dedication. He kept us motivated and offered insightful comments throughout the course of the project.

Deborah O'Connor (coach)

Many thanks to Deborah O'Connor, the team's coach, for her support, guidance, and feedback throughout the project's duration. Her presence was much appreciated and invaluable.

Diane Jaquith

Thanks to Diane Jaquith, whose input was much appreciated.

Bruno Rijsman (photographs)

Our team extends its thanks to Bruno Rijsman, whose wonderful photographs from his travels were extraordinarily helpful in the site's design.

Teru Sato (photographs)

Also, thanks to Teruhito Sato for providing our team with beautiful photographs from his travels. They are greatly appreciated.

Deepali Jain

Many thanks to Deepali Jain for her role, in an unofficial manner, as a mentor, guiding us whenever we hit a web design stumbling block.

WHO

Our team would like to thank the WHO for allowing us the use of many of their lovely photos, some of which were used in the flash introduction, and others in the gallery.

Kaisernetwork.org

Many thanks to kaisernetwork.org for allowing us to syndicate the daily HIV/AIDS headlines, as well as for the interviews that they provided to us.

Oxfam

Thanks to Oxfam for their wonderful photographs.

ThinkQuest

Our team would like to thank ThinkQuest for the amazing opportunity they have provided for students around the world to connect and to discover the world of modern methods of education. This program truly encourages people from different cultures, religious backgrounds, and countries to develop a greater understanding and tolerance of what's different from our own daily lifestyles. It has been a truly great experience.