Fatima, a YES alumna from Ghana, shares her adjustment to life in a Wisconsin community and how a year in the US changed her worldview.
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Alumni UpdatesRin , an alumni mentor from Kosovo, reflects on the impact of Civ Ed Week: an initiative that brings students from the YES Program to visit Washington, D.C.
Across the GlobeAn international education recap from our FLEX, YES, and Cultural Bridges students.
Across the GlobeMore than 875 Youth Exchange and Study (YES) students across 570 host communities in the United States gave cultural presentations during International Education Week, reaching approximately 130,000 Americans.
Across the GlobeExchange programs like the YES Program lead to exciting and unexpected connections between cultures.
AnnouncementsNow in its 12th successful year, the Kennedy-Lugar Exchange and Study (YES) program concluded its most recent exchange year with a Capitol Hill reception worthy of its students' achievements.
Across the GlobeFuture YES students from Senegal spent two weeks immersed in an English-language summer camp in preparation for their exchange year in the US
Language NewsRichard LeBaron, former US Ambassador to Kuwait, reports on the global significance of the YES Program 13 years on.
Alumni UpdatesFrom Bulgaria and Cameroon to Tunisia and the West Bank, YES alumni came together to discuss what being a global citizen means to them.
Across the GlobeFor the past ten months, 850 YES students have lived with host families in 570 communities across the US
Across the GlobeThe first thing Maty D. noticed when she arrived in Pennsylvania was the cleanliness of the streets and public spaces. It was a marked contrast to the streets of her hometown of Dakar, Senegal, which are often littered and polluted. While Maty observed that people in the US had developed good habits for recycling and waste management, she knew there was little awareness of similar sustainability practices in Senegal.
Across the GlobeAmerican high school students living in Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of the YES Abroad high school exchange year joined forces with young Bosnians from the YES alumni network to volunteer across the country.