The Center for Third World Organizing is a racial-justice organization led by people of color whose mission is to achieve social and economic justice.

The Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO) is a racial-justice organization dedicated to building a social-justice movement led by people of color. We were established in 1980 as a training and resource center that promotes and sustains direct-action organizing in communities of color in the United States. CTWO provides organizer training programs, including the model Movement Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) and builds an active network of organizations and activists of color to achieve racial justice in its fullest dimensions .CTWO's innovative work to advance a racial justice analysis and ideology in organizing campaigns is acknowledged by peers, constituent group leaders, and funders as key contributions to the broader social-justice movement. Over the years, CTWO has supported the creation of multi-racial, multi-ethnic organizations and campaigns; has fearlessly challenged racist policies and practices; and has continuously sought opportunities to build bridges among a wide range of communities and activists of color. For a lot of young people of color, MAAP is THE program for getting the skills that we need to build power for our communities.

Social/economic justice
Fight poverty
Training