9 Results Are Tagged With "Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) Abroad"

A Life-Changing Mission: Exchange Alumni Shomy Hasan Chowdhury Empowers Youth for Interconnected Global Impact, WASH Goals

Shomy, along with her co-founder Rijve Arafin, created a non-profit to empower young people with transferable skills to take action towards sustainable development on a local level.

Mapping a More Diverse Future

What does it take to be a leader? And how do you lead 7,000 people when they are scattered across the country?

YES Alumna Teams Up with the Red Cross to Deliver Aid

Hana Pirovic gathers supplies for at risk communities in Bosnia & Herzegovina during the coronavirus pandemic.

Crossing Generational Divides

Exchange alumni from two different programs are working together to foster lasting bonds in the alumni community.

Pink Steps Towards a Future Without Breast Cancer

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

The Gift That Keeps on Giving

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!"

YES Abroad Experience Fosters Alumna's Passion for Human Rights

Savannah Wooten's 10 months in Sarajevo sparked within her a deep interest in the power of policy and diplomacy to prevent, mitigate, and comprehensively respond to international conflict and mass atrocity crimes.

YES Abroad Alumna Receives Citizen Diplomacy Award for Dedication to Service, Cultural Exchange

After her exchange, Sarah Bibbey cofounded an NGO in Kumasi, Ghana called Enliven Mama Africa, which empowers Ghanaian mothers through a diverse portfolio of strategies.

Code for Bandung: Civic Engagement in the Digital Age

During his 2009-2010 exchange, Pandu observed the benefit of active civic engagement in the United States.