Facilitators for the workshop come from across the globe - Dr. Joe Levine (lead facilitator) is Professor Emeritus at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan USA. He is an adult learning specialist and creator of numerous distance education programs. Joining Joe for the program are two creative and experienced co-facilitators - Dr. Jose Chotguis (Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil) and Dr. Stanley Mpofu (National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe).