222 Results Are Tagged With "Western Hemisphere"

FLEXing Without Limits in Kyrgyzstan

FLEX alumnus Azat Toroev makes certain that girls and persons with disabilities are not hindered by institutional and societal barriers in his home country of Kyrgyzstan.

Saturday, December 26, 2015 - Sunday, November 6, 2016
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Kids Against Climate Change

Looking to build a small international coalition of elementary/middle school teachers (working with 9-13-year-olds) to join me in presenting at NAGC conference in Orlando, Florida, USA, November 2016. The topic of the presentation will be using the website kidsagainstclimatechange.com in the classroom to encourage international collaboration among children, encouraging them to work together to slow down global warming.

Paraguayan AEIF Project Concludes with Fourth Science Fair

Each consecutive fair grew in popularity becoming “big tent” events with participants like Amnesty International, local robotics clubs, one computer per child and a local NGO that uses 3D printing to offer affordable prosthetic hands to amputees. The fourth and final of the season attracting well over 8,000 to the main square of farming hub Colonel Oviedo.

Footsteps in Paraguay

Sonia Moreira used her experiences as a Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) for Student Leaders alumna to improve the lives of the indigenous population in Paraguay and actively works to promote this exchange opportunity for others in her country.

Venezuelan Alumnus Develops App to Promote HIV Awareness and Prevention

Inspired by his International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) volunteering experiences while in the United States, Jhonatan José Rodríguez Parra applied the knowledge and insight he gained to implement new strategies for HIV education and prevention through his organization “Stop VIH” (Spanish acronym for HIV).

Friday, January 1, 2016 - Friday, July 15, 2016
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Recycle for Green Living

I am living in an apartment building in one of the elite neighbourhoods of Boston city. Previously I have lived in so many city development cities, I saw most of the cities have very well organised system of waste management and recycling process. Waste management and recycling is sometime two different organisation in some countries. When I have moved to this place, I went on shopping and tried to buy two separate waste bin for my apartment but I couldn?t find the color that I was looking for. After two or three days, I looked at the guy from my window who was collecting garbage in our apartment building courtyard and found out that he is mixing all the waste (Compost, recyclable and trash) in a black bag and taking those away. I started to question myself, what was the benefit of making those separate in my home because ultimately it is going to be mixed in some point of its journey.

Global Engagement Forum with YALI Network

On November 12, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Eastern Time, the Global Engagement Forum Broadcast will bring together leaders and innovators from across the public, private, and social sectors to discuss how best to collaborate to move the important work of the goals from aspiration to achievement.

Gilman International Scholarship Alumna Wins Citizen Diplomacy Challenge

Since returning from her exchange in the United Arab Emirates, Tiara has become a true study abroad spokesperson, sharing dynamic photos of her exchange via social media, speaking to ten separate classrooms about her experience overseas, and used opportunities like the National Education of Women’s Leadership Conference for Women in Politics as a platform to speak on the impact of her own exchange experience.

Fall 2015 Alumni Impact Award Winners Selected for the Professional Fellows Congress

The Professional Fellows Program is pleased to announce the four Fall 2015 Alumni Impact Award (AIA) recipients selected in recognition of the impact they are making on their communities after participating in the Professional Fellows Program.

Hungarian Alumnus Conducts Life-Saving Cancer Research

Since his exchange experience, Dr. Szasz utilized the knowledge and skills he gained to re-train all medical students working on breast cancer research in tissue and sample collection procedures to make the process more effective and less painful for patients.

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