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  1. Opening a Window of Opportunity

    A few months after Philomène Kouakou returned to Côte d’Ivoire in Spring 2015, The Children’s House, a play and learning space that she created to provide a safe educational and play space for local children in her hometown of Fresno opened. Philomène’s interest in helping young children through education began when she was in high school.

  2. 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.

  3. Using Music and Conversation to Reach Students on the Black Sea

    David, an English Language Fellow at the National Technical University in Sevastopol, Ukraine teaches English to international students, helping them to “be critical, creative, and compassionate global citizens.”

  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. A Geography Teacher Steps into the Map

    Teacher Laura Ross describes her experience with the Teachers for Global Classroom program.

  7. The Language of Dance

    Alana has studied ballet for thirteen years and hopes to become a professional ballet dancer. At an audition for an intensive summer ballet program, she heard about the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program implemented by the Russian American Foundation (RAF). This program combines Russian language instruction, cultural immersion, and ballet training with Master Teachers of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet Academy.

  8. Learning the American Way

    Embracing the tenets of the A-SMYLE program – education, exchange, engagement, and empowerment – Danijela participated in youth leadership conferences that gave her the confidence to meet new people. She credits them and her program coordinator for their support.

  9. December American Abroad Student of the Month

    Natasha Harris, a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) participant, is the U.S. Department of State’s December 2023 American Abroad Student of the Month.

  10. New Year's Eve in Dubai

    Before traveling to Oman on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Program, Dylan Hoey had never left the United States.

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