Football Fundraising in Gyumri, Armenia
On July 23, 10 alumni held a fundraising event. Alumni painted the faces of football fans prior to the FC Shirak – AIK game...
Exchanges To Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program (eTEMP) Creating Jobs and Connections in Armenia
FLEX alumna Lousine Stepanyan ’06 took charge and opened the DC Development Center for Languages and Skills Training. Yelena Mouradyan’s ‘04 dreams of opening a family and kid-friendly...
GYSD Project: The Best for the Students in Vanadzor, Armenia
Project organizer: Arsen Mazmanyan '15Event location: Vanadzor, Armenia$195 FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$210 cost share from FLEX alumni volunteers, School #2, and local...
FLEX Alumni in Armenia Collaborate with EducationUSA
Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia, placed by World Link in Adel, IW)
The close collaboration between EducationUSA and the FLEX alumni community in Armenia has...
FLEX 20th Anniversary Celebration in Yerevan, Armenia
FLEX 20th Anniversary Celebration: On April 26, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern hosted a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the FLEX program...
Children’s Day Events
FLEX Alumni organized events in recognized of Children’s Day on June 1, 2014, the international holiday to honor children. In Armenia alumni worked together with...
Conflict Transformation Activist Lilit Gizhlaryan ’09
Lilit Gizhlaryan ‘09
Verin Karmiraghbyur, Armenia / Rosly, South Dakota
Education: MA in Spanish Language and Literature from Yerevan State University.
‘I decided to continue listening’
What is...
Virtual FLEX: Reflections on Studying Abroad from Home
By Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia / Adel, IA)
Zhanna Atanesyan ’21 (Gyumri, Armenia / Midland, MI) participated in the FLEX program in 2020-2021, meaning...
“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...
GYSD Project: Becoming a Girl of Dreams in Verin Axta, Armenia
Project organizer: Anahit Ghazaryan '15Event location: Lernanist (Verin Axta), Armenia$267 FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$355 cost share from the Lernanist Village School and...