English Book Drive for Students in Tavush
By Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia / Adel, IA)
Inspired by the proverb, “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach...
GYSD Project: ‘Back to the Roots’ in Gyumri, Armenia
Project organizer: Arman Misakyan '15Event location: Gyumri, Armenia$ 156 FLEX GYSD Alumni Grant Funding$ 194 cost share from: The Armenian Youth Foundation in Gyumri,...
Ani Arakelyan: Inspiring Youth and Making a Difference in the Vanadzor Community
Ani Arakelyan ’15 (Vanadzor, Armenia/ Roseville , MN)
Inspiring Youth and Making a Difference in the Vanadzor Community
After successfully completing the FLEX program, Ani Arakelyan...
Winners of the 2019 FLEX Alumni Photo/Video Contest
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 FLEX Alumni Photo/Video Contest! Annually, the FLEX Alumni program invites FLEX alumni to submit photos and videos...
2019 Alumni Workshop for Youth Leaders in English Teaching in Irpin, Ukraine
From May 29 to June 2, 58 alumni from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine gathered in Irpin, Ukraine for the first ever AlumniWorkshop...
Summer in Sheki: FLEX Alumni-led Summer Camp
Summer Camp in Azerbaijan
Ulviyya Akbarova ’15 (Sheki, Azerbaijan)
Location: Sheki, Azerbaijan
Ulviyya Akbarova ’15 implemented an American-style summer camp for 55, 7-10th graders in Sheki, Azerbaijan...
Christmas in America for Lida Asilyan ’19
Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia/Adel, IA) spent her FLEX year in a small town in Iowa. In this interview, Lida shares her relationship with...
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...
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...
“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...