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Category: FLEX
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Across the GlobeUsing foreign language skills and a little creativity, FLEX alumni in Dushanbe, Tajikistan raised over $1,000 to support children with disabilities at the Hissor School Orphanage.
Across the GlobeBermet Tursunkulova, an alumna of the American Councils FLEX program, was recently appointed Deputy Minister of Education in her native country of Kyrgyzstan.
Across the GlobeAfter four successful years in the South Caucasus, the FLEX-Ability Conference launched in Almaty, Kazakhstan to offer FLEX alumni in Central Asia intensive training to develop community service projects and effectively share their projects with their communities
Across the GlobeFuture Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program alumna Hasmik Asatrian-Azoyan '96 credits her experience in the US as a large factor in her success today.
Across the GlobeFuture Leaders Exchange (FLEX) alumni in Dushanbe, Tajikistan were inspired to throw a New Year's party for 319 remarkable children at the Hissor School for Children with Disabilities. The alumni first met the children last fall, when they volunteered to teach English at the school, a large facility for disabled children in the Dushanbe area.
Across the GlobeAmerican Councils celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, which is responsible for bringing over 22,000 international high school students to study in the US. American Councils marked the occasion by hosting a reception on Capitol Hill with Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Ann Stock.
Across the GlobeOn March 14th, American Councils President Dan E. Davidson, PhD, testified before the House State-Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Subcommittee. In his testimony, Dr. Davidson addressed the vital need for continued funding for international exchange and training programs that focus on helping US and overseas participants develop a deep knowledge of our respective languages, cultures, and legal and economic systems.