AED is a nonprofit organization committed to solving critical social problems in the areas of health, education, social and economic development, youth development and the environment in the United States and throughout the world through education, training, social marketing, policy analysis. In all our work, AED is dedicated to improving people's lives by increasing knowledge and promoting democratic and humanitarian ideals.  AED implenents more than 250 programs serving the underserved in all 50 U.S. states and more than 150 countries.