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About the Contest

"Change Your Climate, Change Our World" is the theme of ExchangesConnect’s 2nd Annual Video Contest. Tell us in a video no longer than 2 minutes what you or somebody you know is doing to make your community a better place, and in the process contributing to a healthier, safer, cleaner, and more peaceful world for all of us and you may win an all-expense-paid international exchange program! Remember, small changes in your local community can make a big difference in our world!

The prize is an approximately two-week long, all-expense-paid exchange program!

The contest opened on November 17, 2009 and will close on January 12, 2010. All individuals ages 14 and over are eligible to participate.

Meet the winners from last year's video contest and watch their videos!

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Help Us Promote the Contest!

Help us spread the word about the contest by embedding our badges and widgets on your personal homepage, blog, or other site. You can also download the "Change Your Climate, Change Our World" flyer and postcard.

What is ExchangesConnect?

ExchangesConnect is an international social network that promotes mutual understanding among youth and adults by highlighting cultures, commonalities, and exchange program experiences through user-generated content and multimedia tools like forums, blogs, photos, and videos.The social network is maintained by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The Bureau's overall mission is to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and people of other countries by means of educational and cultural exchange.