Alumnae Connect Nature and Mental Health to Engage Youth
By Kanita Sabotic ’22 (Rožaje, Montenegro, placed by American Councils in Kapolei, HI)
What is an engaging way to keep children entertained while teaching them...
FLEX Alumni Build Libraries and Lifelong Connections
By Nyamdavaa Myagmartsooj ’19 (Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, placed by CIEE in Harrisburg, NC)
During her FLEX exchange year, Purevdari Ganbat ’22 (Mongolia) eagerly worked to enhance...
FLEX Alumni Equip Youth with First Aid Skills
By Daiana Olteanu ’18 (Ramnicu Valcea, Romania / Lamar, Missouri)
Imagine the following scenario: you are walking down the street on a sunny day, and...
Hearts From the Heart
By Tatiana Sobusiak ’22 (Poznan, Poland / Oshkosh, WI)
When one of my family members was diagnosed with breast cancer, it was one of the...
Central Asia and South Caucasus Alumni Build Well-being and Resilience at FLEX-Ability 2022
FLEX alumni from Central Asia and the South Caucasus regions gathered in spring of 2022 for the FLEX-Ability Workshop on Well-being and Resilience, a...
Bee Mindful: Alumnae in Kazakhstan Engage Youth in Dialogue on Mental Health
Kamilya Zulfukharova ’17 (Taraz, Kazakhstan / Plainwell, MI)
There is not a lot of attention paid to mental illness in schools and universities in Kazakhstan,...
Doing What We Can Do: Alumnae Find Ways to Support Ukrainian Refugees in the...
Written by Matej Bednar ‘22 (Usti nad Orlici, Czechia / Joshua, TX)
When the war began in Ukraine, hundreds of thousands of people fled to...
Uniting Alumni to Share Knowledge and Experience
By Diana Shalashna ’18 (Poltava, Ukraine / Englewood, OH)
From managing perfectionism to podcasting, from web development to youth civic engagement, it is hard...
Senior Alumni Gain New Perspectives, Make New Connections through Critical Thinking Workshop
On October 28-31, six FLEX alumni from Serbia joined 21 YES alumni from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and North Macedonia in Skopje,...
Alumni Contribute to Local Initiatives to Support Mental Health
By Nikola Brkljac ’17 (Belgrade, Serbia / Austin, TX)
After her return from the United Stat es, Anđela Jovanović ’17 (Užice, Serbia / Milladore, WI)...
