Named to honor the late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, The Christopher Stevens Youth Network provides specialized training in digital dialogue and online media sharing, discussions on global issues, and community building to schools in the United States and Middle East and North Africa region. The program promotes peace and conflict resolution through a combination of person-to-person, group, and virtual exchanges. With online collaboration throughout 2013 and 2014, one program in the Network will engage approximately 10,000 students and 400 educators in 20 countries. The Christopher Stevens Youth Network will also offer a separate opportunity for students from a select number of countries to take part in a three-week exchange in mid-2013 that will focus on peace-building, civil society, and conflict resolution. Lessons on these themes and connections with American students will then be supported through the virtual exchanges, employing social media and digital video conferences before, during, and after the group exchange. Learn more about how this innovative exchange leverages both virtual and in-person connection opportunities on the Christopher Stevens Youth Network page.