After realizing that COVID-19 was not only a threat to the health of Georgians, but also an economic and social threat, FLEX alumni, Ketevan Chachava ’05 (Tbilisi, Georgia/New Tripoli, PA), Luka Kurdghelia ’11 (Tbilisi, Georgia/Alexandria Bay, NY), and Giorgi...

In late December 2020, Luka Bluashvili ’19 (Tbilisi, Georgia/ Belleville, IL) traveled to the remote Georgian village of Atotsi. As he surveyed the mountainous region around him, he saw obstacles to free movement everywhere: towers, fences, and border guards...

In Georgia, 13 FLEX alumni volunteered their time and took on leadership positions becoming City and University Representatives in 2019-2020.  These CRs and URs implemented 107 projects across the country and adapted to new challenges that arose due to...

Rima Beridze ’11 (Batumi, Georgia/Powell, OH), has been a FLEX alumna for nearly 10 years now, and during this time she has been an active member of the FLEX alumni community, implementing multiple Global Youth Service Day grants, FLEX...

A group of 52 FLEX and YES alumni from Armenia, Georgia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia attended the first News Literacy Workshop from December 6-9 in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. At the beginning of the workshop, participants were faced with a simple...