 Currently, World Neighbors reaches approximately 500,000 people in 13 countries including Guatemala, Burkina Faso, Mali, Haiti, Peru, Bolivia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, India, Nepal, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.Since 1951, World Neighbors has helped 26 million people in 45 countries.World Neighbors was founded by Dr. John L. Peters in 1951, who was the organization's executive director until 1977.