Morningstar has been sending interns on international internships to the developing world since 2007. They have worked in various areas including infrastructure development in HIV/AIDS camps, research for future internships, research of micro-financing and the 'Morningstar Model', small business development, and efficiency improvement for agricultural garden projects. A wealth of research and information has been gained from these internships and some of it can be found in the links below. 

Morningstar is currently working alongside the Southern Nazarene University (SNU) International Studies Program (ISP) to apply for a grant offered by the U.S. Department of Education's Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program (UISFLP).The purpose of UISFLP is to provide grants to strengthen and improve undergraduate instruction in international studies and foreign languages. We believe this is a good fit for SNU's ISP and Morningstar because we aim to develop and expand the university's interest in international studies and internships.

David Ford Johnson
Spent 6 months in Honduras working and researching with HIV/AIDS camps with Feed the Children.

Cody Lidster
Lidster’s internship in Uganda started in June 2009. He lived in Uganda for approximately 6 months at the children’s center called New Hope Uganda. During his time there he researched and documented case studies of Ugandan students who were in their final year of vocational training. His work included weekly meetings with five students that included business training and micro-finance loan preparation. This research and documentation is making it possible for Morningstar to further develop the incubator shop model and business training curriculum intended to be used as part of the Kenya Youth Employment and Empowerment Initiative (KYEEI).

Shane Sellstrom
Sellstrom’s internship in Swaziland started in August 2009. He stayed in Swaziland for approximately threemonths researching feasibility and key elements of setting up a base for future SNU international interns. He researched 5 key areas in preparation for interns going to Swaziland in the summer of 2010: 1. Housing, 2. Meals/Social, 3. Transportation, 4. Education, and 5. Communication. This research made it possible for Morningstar to already send two more interns to this location.

Nathan and Sarah Lockhart

The Lockhart's internship started in January of 2011 and lasted a little over three months. The Lockharts were working in Swaziland with the Swaziland HIV/AIDS Task Force community gardens and the University of Swaziland SIFE team.