Friendship force Utah Utah Friendship Force Home MissionTo promote global understanding across the barriers that separatepeople Friendship Force International is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to the principle that each person can make a contribution toglobal goodwill. Home hosting the heart of a Friendship Forceexchange provides the opportunity for ambassadors of differentcountries and cultures to connect at a personal level. More than half amillion participants have experienced the personal enrichment andcrosscultural understanding that results from a Friendship Forceexchange since it was organized in 1977. The everwidening globalnetwork represents a powerful and growing force that can overcomedifferences between people and nations.