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  1. Harnessing Ambition for the Good

    At age 19, Aldonna Purba was already an employee at one of the largest water suppliers in the capital of Indonesia.

  2. 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.

  3. American Abroad Student of the Month: December 2017

    Christina Carrington, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Abroad Program (YES Abroad) participant is the U.S. Department of State’s December 2017 American Abroad Student of the Month. From Kansas and a graduate of Washburn Rural High School, Christina is currently studying in Skopje, Macedonia.

  4. Mangal on Making the Decision to Study in the United States

    Mangal of India shares the complex feelings that come with making the decision to study abroad.

  5. Salma on How She Came to Realize Her Full Potential

    Pakistani student Salma Baig of Pakistan captures the struggle between the cultural expectations for women that she grew up with and her personal ambitions to get an education and be independent.

  6. Daniel With His Head Up

    Growing up, the different social classes in Daniel Farris’ home country of Brazil made him feel unequal; his exchange year in the United States. helped him realize he has something valuable to offer.

  7. 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.

  8. Students Tell What CCI Means to Them and to Their Careers

    CCI programs provide quality educational programs, professional development, employment skills and a first-hand understanding of American society to international young adults.

  9. A Day in the Life of a CCI Participant

    CCI 2016-17 students studying at Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ, share what a day in the life of a CCI participant is like for them in this video which they created.

  10. 2017 CCI Volunteers Help to Revive Historic Orchard

    210 CCI students from the 2016-17 academic year and State Department staff volunteered to revive a historic orchard in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the state of Arizona by planting and caring for trees in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the CCI Program.

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