Hotam Fayzulloev poses in Washington, D.C.
August 1, 2013
Tajikistan

A 2011 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant, Hotam Fayzulloev was inspired by the relationships he saw in the U.S. between people of different faiths.

Photo of group of TechGirls participants
July 17, 2013
Jordan

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.

Salih Yuce
July 1, 2013
Turkey

As a cancer survivor, and passionate supporter of cancer patients, Salih Yuce’s U.S. exchange experience with the International Visitor Leadership Program has proven invaluable for his advocacy and awareness projects in Turkey.

Minata Kone.
June 3, 2013
Burkina Faso

Minata Kone, a Burkinabé alumna of the 2012 African Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), is living proof for the women and girls of Burkina Faso and all of Sub-Saharan Africa, that they can be successful international business women.

Paul Heck.
May 1, 2013
United States

Professor Paul Heck of Georgetown University’s Department of Theology, is a 2008 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program alumnus who lectured in Arabic on the role of religion in the United States at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco.

Reverend Uesifili Unasa
March 29, 2013
New Zealand

As a participant in the 2011 Community Activism and Minority Rights International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Reverend Uesifili Unasa of New Zealand was invited to stand on the exact spot at the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

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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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