Octoger 2014 Exchange Alumni Member of the Month Pham Thi Thu Trang from Vietnam
October 24, 2014
Vietnam

Alumna of the month Pham Thi Thu Trang has been instrumental in mobilizing youth to raise awareness and protect the environment in her home country of Vietnam.

Biplab Ketan Paul (center) poses with farmers he helped through his innovative "Bhungroo" farming method.
September 29, 2014
South and Central Asia

Biplab Ketan Paul of India, a 2004 IVLP alumnus, developed an innovative farming method for harvesting storm water to help farmers maintain a healthy supply of water in dry months and reduce the salt content in the soil.

Leila Baghdadi
August 15, 2014
Tunisia

After participating in a 2012 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on entrepreneurship and women’s issues, Leila helped establish a partnership between the Tunis Business School, where she teaches, and the World Trade Organization Chairs Programme (WCP), where she is a newly-minted Chair.

August 2014 Exchange Alumni Member of the Month, Daniel Voda (right), poses with friends.
August 13, 2014
Moldova

Following his exchange, Daniel helped found the Youth Ambassadors Summer Institute (YASI), a week-long program that brings together young adults and trains them to become politically active citizens and build relationships among European countries.

Jacqueline Mkindi
May 29, 2014
Tanzania

As CEO of the Tanzania Horticultural Association, 2012 YALI Alumna Jacqueline Mkindi works to help increase farmers’ incomes, improve food security, boost nutrition, and to grow agricultural industry to create thousands of new pre- and post-harvest jobs.

Patricia Nzolantima explains to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry how she provided microfinance assistance to women so they could start medical supply stores like the one he toured in Kinshasa on May 3, 2014.
May 29, 2014
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Alumna Patricia Nzolantima returned home after her exchange and started a micro finance program to help local entrepreneurs start medical supply stores.

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Michelle Lipkin

Media Literacy seems to be the buzzword these days. What does it really mean? Why is it so important? Meet #ExchangeAlumni Michelle Ciulla Lipkin.

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Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Innovators in Kyrgyzstan

AN IVLP alumni recruited a team of industry professionals to create the “Akylzhan Women Creative Lab Girls STEM Camp,” an Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) project empowering the next generation of female leaders.

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