1. Zina Salim Hassan Hamu

   Zina has dedicated herself to portray the story of the Yazidi people through photojournalism. Having personally witnessed the genocide of Yazidi girls by ISIS, Zina became the voice to carry their story to the international community.

2. Tanzil Ferdous

   As the President of Volunteer for Bangladesh, Chittagong in 2015—the largest platform for youth volunteerism in Bangladesh—Tanzil organized numerous successful events for community development, engaging hundreds of youth in volunteerism.

3. African Disability Rights Advocates

   From the moment Musa Zulu of South Africa stepped off of the airplane at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., the level of accessibility impressed him, including the lifts installed on public buses. He also noted how in South Africa, traditionally the government and non-profit actors are the primary advocates for the rights of disabled people. He said it is evident that in the United States, the private sector has embraced disability rights.

4. Food Diplomacy Brings Egyptian Culinary Professional to the Table for a Taste of America

   Through strong, long-term relationships with food, beverage, and equipment companies, Ashraf has generated funds to make the organization ground zero for the exchange of information and services among chefs, and Egypt’s premier source of culinary knowledge and training.

5. Ece Çiftçi

   Ece studied sociology and started a student club recruiting volunteers to provide trainings for more than 60,000 young people in the field of social responsibility.

6. Arlyn Shares Her Dream of Becoming a Film Director in Her Country

   

   Arlyn de los Santos Aquino of the Dominican Republic focused on film studies during her CCI Program at Scottsdale Community College and also worked for Maricopa (Arizona) Colleges Television.

7. Unpublished

   Jaya's #MyPride Story

   

   Jaya is a transgender woman who has evolved from a peer educator to a Program Manager for Sahodaran, a community based organization working with the LGBTI community and HIV/AIDS issues.

8. Moroccan IVLP Alumna Creates Ecological Art Gallery

   

   Asmaa Benechir, 2003 IVLP Alumnus, created a gallery, literary cafe, and workshop space for ecological art practices in the Medina of Rabat, Morocco.

9. Tech Girls

   

   TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire young girls from the Middle East and North Africa to pursue careers in science and technology.

10. Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) - Eligibility & Application

    The Fulbright FLTA Program provides young teachers of English as a Foreign Language the opportunity to refine their teaching skills and broaden their knowledge of American cultures and customs while strengthening the instruction of foreign languages at colleges and universities in the United States.

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