1. A-SMYLE Student of the Month – September 2014

   Milica, a high school student from Montenegro, served over 20 hours of community service in September alone, thoroughly impressing her host community with her enthusiasm and commitment.

2. FLEX Student of the Month – September 2014

   Elizaveta, a high school student from Russia, excels in her studies and participates in Student Government, volunteering, and theater.

3. Faces4Heritage - P2P #ChallengeExtremism

   

   A video on the topic of P2P: Challenging Extremism.

4. YES Story: Rasha

   

   Rasha discusses breaking down barriers during her exchange in Washington.

5. A Parent's Perspective on Exchange

   “Some questions get answered ahead of time – some don’t,” explains Doug. “It takes a good degree of trust and sense of adventure to allow this whole thing to happen in the first place.”

6. Building a Future Through Technology

   Sura Mubarak is a true TechGirl—developing a robotics project to help people with hand disabilities control a computer and starting a volunteering organization. Sura knew that in order to pursue her love of robotics, a trip to the United States was in her future.

7. 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.

8. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

   

   The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, begun in 2014, is the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking.

9. March 2022 FLEX Student of the Month

   ​​​​​​​We are pleased to announce Anesa Jakupi from Serbia as the FLEX March Student of the Month! She is placed by PAX and hosted in Shelbyville, Indiana.

10. CBYX February German Participant of the Month

    The U.S. Department of State and German Bundestag are pleased to announce Tineke Kleinert as the February Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) German Participant of the Month! 

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