The goal for a Friendship Force exchange is to promote global understanding across the barriers that separate people. This is achieved by bringing together two groups of people: the ambassadors who travel to distant lands, and the hosts who open their homes. The hospitality provided by the host provides a unique setting for the exchange of ideas and culture at a very personal level. In a few days time, ambassadors and hosts become friends, despite their differences, and begin crossing the barriers that normally separate them.