Senior FLEX Alumni Reunion in Bishkek
On March 18, at the Golden Dragon Restaurant 29 senior FLEX alumni attended the first-ever Senior Alumni Reunion in Kyrgyzstan. Event brought together alumni who...
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...
Volunteer Fair
On September 20, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 15 alumni assisted at the Volunteer Fair, which was organized by the Rosa Otumbaeva’s Initiative Foundation. The idea...
GYSD Project: ‘Ruka k Ruke’ (Hand in Hand) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Project Organizer: Altynai Melisova '14Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan$ 288 in FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$ 407 cost share from: the AUCA, Green Cook Restaurant, FLEX...
I Can Make a Change! $20 Challenge Project
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the second place winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition $20 Challenge Contest Nargiza Kanybek kyzy ’13 (Bishkek,...
GYSD Kyrgyzstan: Theater Club for Students
Bermet Nurbekova '14 (Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan)Event Location: Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan$44 FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$66 cost share from: School #6 in Kara-Balta The goal of Bermet Nurbekova’s project...
Central Asia FLEX-Ability Workshop 2017: Smart Storytelling
All of us have stories to tell – and FLEX alumni have so many! From their exchange experiences to stories of the impact that...
FizzBuzz Profile: Asel Botpayeva ’08
Asel Botpayeva '08 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Carnation, WA) is the first of many future FizzBuzz profiles. FizzBuzz, previously Epischool, is a digital program focused...
Second Annual Central Asia FLEX-Ability Workshop: FLEX Alumni Bringing Ideas Leadership and Initiative to...
Fifty-one alumni from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan engaged in trainings and developed community ideas at the second annual Central Asia FLEX-Ability workshop on...
FLEX Alumnae Soros Foundation Fellows from Kyrgyzstan
Three FLEX alumnae remark on pursuing Master’s degrees at St. Andrews University while on Soros Foundation fellowships.
Elnura Sulaimanova ’06
Naryn, Kyrgyzstan/West Milford, WV
Diana Durusbek kyzy...