The host businesses and organization were selected by The Presidential Precinct, a non-profit collaboration between the University of Virginia and the College of William & Mary, William Short’s Morven and three Virginia presidential estates (of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe) whose mission is to “empower young leaders around the world through education, collaboration and networking.” Samanta Lacayo Trujillo was placed with JABA because of the nonprofit’s excellent reputation, and because its mission aligned with what she was trying to accomplish in Nicaragua.