Kind Hearts
Kind Hearts
Adel Sultanbekova ’12 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
$1340 in FLEX Alumni Grant Program Funding
Summary: FLEX alumni organized an event to raise awareness about...
Exchanges to Internship Program: Challenging Perceptions about Government Work in Kyrgyzstan
Funded by the U.S. Embassy in Kyrgyzstan and implemented by American Councils, the ‘Exchanges to Internships’ program (Etol) is currently in its fifth year....
Sabina Abbasova ’16: CEO at Age 23
Before Sabina Abbasova ’16 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Havelock, NC) even graduated from college, she was offered the position of CEO, chief executive officer, at...
Per Aspera Ad Astra – Through Hardships to the Stars
Per Aspera Ad Astra - Through Hardships to the Stars
Aizhan Tagaeva ’11 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
$1174 in FLEX Alumni Grant Program Funding
Summary: FLEX...
GYSD Project: Pay It Forward in Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan
Project Organizer: Aizhan Zhumagulova '13Event Location: Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan$ 410 in FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$ 1458 cost share from: the Balykchy city hall, Danko NGO,...
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...
GYSD Kyrgyzstan: Invest in Your Health
Altynai Melisova, (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan$227 FLEX Alumni GYSD Grant Funding$434 cost share from: public fund Childhood Institute, Sverdlov District Sport Committee, FLEX...
FLEX and YES Alumni Serve Their Communities on Global Youth Service Day
FLEX and YES alumni took on the Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) challenge this spring - organizing events in their communities and working with...
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...
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...