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Inspiring Girls in Technology [A TechGirl Video Portrait]

Kenza Arab, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Algeria, is inspiring youth to follow their dreams.

Kenza Arab, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Algeria, is inspiring youth to follow their dreams.

Expanding Resources for Girls [A TechGirl Video Portrait]

Tala Sallam, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Jordan, is expanding resources for women and girls in her home community.

Tala Sallam, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Jordan, is expanding resources for women and girls in her home community.

Google+ Hangout for High School Educators and Staff: Streamed Live on May 22, 2014

Bring Global Competencies to Your Classroom and Opportunities for Study Abroad to Your Students

Google+ Hangout for High School Students: Streamed LIVE May 29, 2014

Google+ Hangout for High School Students

TechGirls Give Back!

TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

FLEX Student of the Month – May 2014

Zhyldyz Omursakova, a World Learning FLEX student from Kyrgyzstan, volunteered over 120 hours of community service this year and regularly volunteered at the Liberty Senior Care Facility, spending time with the elderly residents and organizing fun events such as a Mardi Gras party.

FLEX Student of the Month – April 2014

Vera Kalinina, a States’ 4-H FLEX student from Russia, made a major impact on her host community and the state of Oregon through her informative presentations about Russian civil society and culture and volunteer activities.

Middle Eastern Soccer Coaches Team-Up for Sports Exchange in the U.S.

The group went on a DC tour visiting the famous landmarks including the Washington Monument while learning about the history of the nation’s capital.

Organized alongside the excitement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Sports Diplomacy hosted a Sports Visitor soccer program for coaches from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen.

Feeding Tanzania and Growing the East African Agricultural Sector

As CEO of the Tanzania Horticultural Association, 2012 YALI Alumna Jacqueline Mkindi works to help increase farmers’ incomes, improve food security, boost nutrition, and to grow agricultural industry to create thousands of new pre- and post-harvest jobs.

Alumna Mentors and Finances Other Women Business Leaders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Alumna Patricia Nzolantima returned home after her exchange and started a micro finance program to help local entrepreneurs start medical supply stores.

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