Elnura Osmonalieva ’99 Kyrgyz Film Director Putting International Education and Social Justice on the...
'Being a film director is physically and emotionally draining. You need to be brave and show your thoughts to the audience and take their...
Central Asia FLEX-Ability StartQube Workshop: Social Entrepreneurship
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan was the host of the Central Asia FLEX-Ability StartQube Workshop that took place on July 20-24. Forty-five FLEX alumni and four Alumni...
GYSD Project: ‘In Unity Is our Strenth’ and ‘Clean Water, Clean Hands – Guarantee...
Project Organizer: Nurgul Irisova '13Event Location: Kadamjai, Osh, Bishkek and nearby villages$252 in FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$345 cost share from: School #17,...
FLEX Alumni in Kyrgyzstan Implement TechMothers Project
During the summer of 2017, FLEX alumni Zhibek Kamalbek kyzy ‘14 (Jalal-Abad Kyrgyzstan/Saint Olaf, IA), Sezim Zhenishbekova ‘15 (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan/Saranac, MI) and Atai...
Colors of India
Monsoon, yoga, Ghandi, curry and spicy foods, 200% humidity level, monkeys walking in the city center, elephants, holy cows in the middle of highway roads, festivals, spontaneous temples, Taj Mahal, basmati rice, unbelievable traffic,
FLEX Talking Clubs in Kyrgyzstan
Starting back in 2017, FLEX alumni in Kyrgyzstan organized weekly FLEX Talking Clubs for residents of various cities in Kyrgyzstan to practice their English,...
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....
Love at First Sight: Stories of Alumni Falling In Love With Their Host Communities...
The most exciting part of becoming an exchange student is getting to experience a different culture and meeting new people. Ever since the inception...
GYSD Kyrgyzstan: Green Town
Altynai Klimova ‘14 (Karakol, Kyrgyzstan/ Woodland Park, CO)Event Location: Karakol, Kyrgyzstan$185 FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$190 cost share from: NGO ‘Leadership’, American Corner in Karakol
Altynai Klimova...
Girls Need Education
Sevara Tadzhibaeva '15
Project Title: Girls Need Education
Project Location: Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan
$50 in 2015 Central Asia FLEX-Ability Grants
On September 16-18 Sevara Tadzhibaeva '15 ran a three-day...