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Panamanian ICT Girls Can Do It!

Panamanian Fulbright alumni led an AEIF project that gave 300 Panama City girls an encouraging environment and innovative tools to gain critical thinking skills, learned the benefits of teamwork, and developed healthy self-esteem

Suriname Alumna Elected President of Regional, Professional Association

The election of IVLP alumna Jane Winifred Smith as President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) marks the first time the organization's presidency has been occupied by Suriname.

Fulbright Alumni Celebrate 20 Years of Choral Success

Fulbright alumni David Ramirez and Josue Ramirez Palmer celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Choral Institute with an unforgettable concert at the National Theater that united musicians from Costa Rica and the United States.

Argentine Engineering Alum Creates 3D Printed Prosthetics

Gino Tubaro, an electronic engineering student and National Youth Science Camp alumnus from Buenos Aires, Argentina and his team at Darwin Research use 3D printers to create low-cost prosthetics, which would otherwise be very expensive and difficult to import.

Access for Girls [A TechGirls Video Portrait]

Manal Elyaalaoui, a 2014 TechGirl participant, is increasing access to creativity for women and girls in Morocco.

Manal Elyaalaoui, a 2014 TechGirl participant, is increasing access to creativity for women and girls in Morocco.

Inspiring Girls in Technology [A TechGirl Video Portrait]

Kenza Arab, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Algeria, is inspiring youth to follow their dreams.

Kenza Arab, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Algeria, is inspiring youth to follow their dreams.

Expanding Resources for Girls [A TechGirl Video Portrait]

Tala Sallam, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Jordan, is expanding resources for women and girls in her home community.

Tala Sallam, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Jordan, is expanding resources for women and girls in her home community.

TechGirls Give Back!

TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

Getting Down To Business in 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.

BFTF: Best Friends Together Forever

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.

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