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Victor Juarez promoting Visit Guatemala
August 20, 2019
Victor J.
Guatemala

How do you expand your country’s education system, design a program that decreases mental health stigmas, and provide exchange opportunities to a diverse group of youth from multiple countries? Ask Victor Juarez of Guatemala.

Raveloarimisa Lala Mbolatiana on stage
July 31, 2019
Raveloarimisa Lala M.
Madagascar

As a human rights advocate, community organizer, and mother, Raveloarimisa Lala Mbolatiana shines bright in her local community and on the national stage in Madagascar.

Myrna Clayton
June 25, 2019
Myrna C.
United States

Arts Envoy Myrna Clayton is sharing American culture through music, and engaging new and diverse audiences along the way.

Christian Hirsig
April 16, 2019
Christian H.
Switzerland

YTILI alumnus Christian Hirsig is using his entrepreneurial skills to open doors to the IT sector for refugees in Switzerland....

Adulai Barry and InnovaLab
March 21, 2019
Adulai B.
Guinea-Bissau
MWF alumnus used his exchange experience and connections to expand opportunities for young entrepreneurs and social innovators in Guinea-Bissau.
Nataly Naser Al Deen and Pink Steps
February 28, 2019
Nataly N.
Lebanon

Fulbright Foreign Student alumna Nataly Naser Al Deen is leading the way towards a future without breast cancer.

Entrepreneur Stories

Saudi professionals standing around conversing in small groups in an outdoor patio
Saudi Alumni Engage and Network through Entrepreneurship Diwaniya
Exchange alumni in Saudi Arabia have successfully increased alumni engagement and expanded the Saudi alumni network through a series of events known as the Entrepreneurship Diwaniya.
Young woman typing on laptop and smiling
YALI Alumna Uses Technology to Create a Ripple Effect of Change
A year after her YALI experience, Rachel customized the concept of this incubator to Malawi's context and established mHub, Malawi’s first technology hub and incubator space for emerging young entrepreneurs.
Sandra Correia
Portuguese IVLP Alumna Inspires Future Entrepreneurs
Inspired by her IVLP exchange experience and hoping to share it with other aspiring entrepreneurs in Portugal, Sandra Correia launched “A New Beginning for Portugal” (ANBFP) two years after her return.
Alpha Bacar Barry, Exchange Alumni Member of the Month, September 2015
Microfinancing Women’s Empowerment in Guinea
Fresh from his Young African Leaders Initiative experience, Alpha Bacar started Jatropha, a microfinance organization focusing on women’s empowerment, which was also the first business incubator created in Guinea.
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SheCab: A Product of Cross-Cultural Exchange
Eleanor Jones, one of the U.S. Students involved in the Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) at St. Mary's college in 2014, talks about her experience helping women from Jordan develop SheCab; a woman owned cab company in Jordan.
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Alumna of the Month

Michelle Ciulla L.

United States
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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