1. International Women of Courage Jestina Mukoko

   

   In March 2010 Jestina Mukoko was one of ten human rights defenders honored in the U.S. State Department's International Women of Courage Awards, she returned as an alumni in 2016.

2. My Fulbright Story: ‘A Chance is a Wonderful Thing’

   

   A Fulbright English Teaching Assistant award gives University of Alabama at Birmingham graduate Charles Coleman a chance to create lasting connections and increase mutual understanding.

3. What Happens if You Choose to Empower a Woman?

   

   Listen to the story of several women from the 2014 Fortune / U.S. State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership. The program connects talented, emerging women leaders from all over the world, with members of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Leaders.

4. YES Story: Yasmin

   

   Yasmin discusses her experience being hosted in Massachusetts.

5. YES Story: Sara

   

   Sara discusses her exchange experience in Indiana.

6. Fortune- U.S. Department of State Global Women's Mentoring Partnership

   The Fortune-U.S. Department of State Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership is a public-private partnership that supports women’s economic, social, and political empowerment through leadership workshops and mentoring assignments for up to 25 emerging women global leaders from around the world. These emerging women leaders are mentored by U.S. executive women from Fortune’s Most Powerful Women network for a three week program.

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   New ECA Websites

   

   After years of extensive research and planning, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned ECA Bureau and Exchanges websites.

8. In Zambia, Inspired by YALI to Promote Peace and Youth

   2010 YALI alumnus Mundia Paul Hakoola currently serves as the Secretary General and a Co-founder of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) in Zambia. This initiative is inspired by the YALI program and seeks to provide leadership opportunities to young Zambians.

9. Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship

   Benjamin Franklin Transatlantic Fellowship are intensive academic institutes hosted by a U.S. college or university.

10. Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship

    A component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship is a special opportunity for up to four U.S. students to pursue projects around an aspect of international contemporary or popular music as a cultural force for expression. Preference is given to creative projects that are conveyed in a dynamic fashion and are accompanied by a feasible plan.

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