Announcing GYSD Matching Grants Program 2019
American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Matching Grants program for FLEX and YES alumni....
First Ultimate Frisbee Tournament in Karaganda, Kazakhstan
On June 17, exceptional City Representative Yana Veytsman ’17 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan/Colorado Springs, CO) organized the very first Ultimate Frisbee tournament in Kazakhstan. This event...
Global Youth Service Day in North Kazakhstan
Five members of the FLEX Alumni Community in North Kazakhstan received Global Youth Service Day Matching Grants and organized amazing projects. Let’s learn about...
Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
Do you know about 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals?
Marzhan Balabek ’17 (Taraz, Kazakhstan/ Northport, AL), the FLEX Alumni City Representative of Almaty, recognized...
FLEX Alumni in South Kazakhstan Celebrate Gender Equality through Sports
This March, the FLEX Alumni community of South Kazakhstan organized a Powderpuff football game in Almaty in honor of International Women’s Day. ‘Powderpuff’ is...
Pull Yourself Up by your Bootstraps Bootcamp by Karina Ibragimova ’14
During her FLEX exchange year, Karina Ibragimova ‘14 (Aktobe, Kazakhstan/ Cogan Station, PA) was surprised by the variety of classes offered at her American...
Kazakhstan Alumna Aizhan Alzhanova ’04 Initiates a Club for Socially Vulnerable Women
A valuable change starts with a single person who dares to take a step forward, and FLEX alumna Aizhan Alzhanova '04 (Shymkent, Kazakhstan/Gibson, GA)...
FLEX Alumni from Southern Kazakhstan Implement an Inclusive Debate Tournament
During International Education Week 2017, the alumni community of Southern Kazakhstan held a series of events in celebration of the joint initiative of the...
Personal Development Summer Academy for Youth 2017 in Western Kazakhstan
Every great change starts with an individual willing to take the first step.
In the spring of 2017, Amina Kosbayeva '15 (Aktau, Kazakhstan/Cape May...
Inspiring Entrepreneur Almas Kebekbayev ’08: ‘I never regretted leaving a well-paid job’
Success comes in all different ways and forms. And occasionally in order to achieve your goal you need to turn down what's already perceived...
