Equipping Leaders Internationally (ELI) is a community based not-for-profit organization recently formed by Paul and Virginia Nurmi, who have worked for the past 30 years with youth in the US and abroad. That history and experience have provided not only exposure to, and understanding of, young people, but also relationships with a global network of those working with youth in a variety of circumstances. Many of these youth leaders cannot normally afford, or have tangible access to quality educational materials. In order to address the need for engaging, practical information and the dissemination of HIV/AIDS prevention materials, an Internet website has been designed that is free of any charges or fees, is user-friendly and easily downloadable. This website features donated materials from some of the premier American abstinence education organizations and field-tested materials written in the developing world. Though the site is available to anyone in the world via the Internet, the target audience is youth leaders in the developing world, particularly sub-Sahara Africa and the Caribbean.

Future projects will include providing other tangible resources such as vehicles and computers.