Interview with Emil Hasanzade ’15, Filmmaker and Founder of the FEMM Project
FLEX Alumni Coordinator Sabina Suleymanova’14 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Traverse City/ MI) interviewed Emil Hasanzade ’15 (Baku, Azerbaijan/Monroe, WA) regarding his project, FEMM, based on gender equality...
FLEX Alumni in Central Ukraine Participate in the European Youth Parliament (EYP)
At first glance, the European Youth Parliament may sound like many other NGOs. It is described as a “platform for discussion of current social,...
“Our Child. Smaller World. Someone You Love, More Than You Ever Expected”
Stranger in the house. Awkward. Uncomfortable.
That is how someone who has never hosted an exchange student might describe the experience.It was true for my...
A Young Scholar’s Notebook
Kemel Toktomushev '04
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan/Pensacola, FL
Here we go. I am sitting in a small airport in Florida waiting for the boarding call to catch a...
USG Alumni in Lithuania Participate in Collaborative Networking Event
On October 17, American Councils staff and Alumni Coordinator Lukrecija Neverovskaja ’17 (Vilnius, Lithuania’ Hainesport, NJ) met with the U.S.-Lithuania Alumni Coordinator, Auste Valanciute,...
Coming Back Home
Coming back home…what should it mean? Oh, you have absolutely no idea what it is. Every FLEX alumni will get moral tears in their...
FLEX Alumni from Turkmenistan Implement Toastmasters International Project
From January to May 2018, Selbi Veliyeva ’16 (Mary, Turkmenistan/ Dinuba, CA) led the Toastmasters International Project at the Mary American Corner (MAC) in...
FLEX 20th Anniversary Competition Winners
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winners of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competitions, the Share Your FLEX Story and $20 Challenge. FLEX...
Brightening the Future of Education in Tajikistan
Story and request made by Malika Khakimova ’04 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/ Windemere, FL)
The Guzgef School in Tajikistan is going solar, taking its first steps towards...
My Family’s Story – 20 Years of FLEX
Khamza Iyldyz ’17 (Jonesville, MI/ Astana, Kazakhstan) and his mother Leyla Malaeva ‘97 (Beavercreek, OH/ Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)
I am honored to share my FLEX...