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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....

March 25, 2019
Abisoye A.
Nigeria

Exchange alumna Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin from Nigeria teaches girls how to code and inspires them to believe that the sky is the limit.

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.

December 21, 2018
Krish P.
Paraguay

Krish Caballero, a 2017 YLAI (Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative) alumna from Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, leads by example. She is a powerful influence both in her home community and abroad, inspiring thousands of youth to become change agents.

December 14, 2018
Brendan S.
United States

Meet Brendan Shultz, a Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange Scholar who studied abroad in Macedonia, and says being an #ExchangeAlumni is the "gift that keeps on giving!"

Entrepreneur Stories

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Mandela Washington Fellowship Alumnus Tackles Energy Challenges in Zambia
Kakoma believes that the most important investment we can make is in the education of children. Through them, change can be established and sustained for generations to come.
Rasht Valley Superstar Committed to Social Innovation in Tajikistan
Community leader and social entrepreneur are just a few words that define Firdavs Nurov.
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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.
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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.

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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