GYSD Project: Just Start with Yourself Marathon in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Project Organizer: Eldiiar Amankulov '15Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan$346 in FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$400 cost share from: the Kamkorduk Academic Center
On April 17, Eldiiar...
FLEX Alumni and GYSD 2017: Educational Projects
Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the largest service event in the world and the only one that celebrates the contributions that children and...
FLEX Fashion Designer’s Thank You
Akmaral Arzybaeva '07
Tashkumyr, Kyrgyzstan/Needham, MA
I was a six-year old girl who would bring candies from home and sell them to classmates at school until my...
El Campo
El Campo
Aigerim Kushaiynova ’11 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan)
Event Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
$1425 in FLEX Alumni Grant Program Funding
Summary: On July 17 - 28, organizers led by FLEX...
GYSD Project: Pay It Forward in Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan
Project Organizer: Aizhan Zhumagulova '13Event Location: Balykchy, Kyrgyzstan$ 410 in FLEX Alumni Grant Funding$ 1458 cost share from: the Balykchy city hall, Danko NGO,...
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....
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...
Arslan Karagulov ’05 Marketing Strategies with a Tinge of History
Arslan Karagulov ‘05
Kant, Kyrgyzstan / Keokuk, Iowa
Education: Bachelor's degree (Summa Cum Laude) in Business Administration from American University of Central Asia (AUCA)
Article written by Tatyana...
Big Business Executive Zarina Chekirbaeva ’98
Zarina Chekirbaeva ’98 (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan / Glen Ellyn, IL)
Education: BA in Business Administration from the American University of Central Asia, MA in Public Administration...
GYSD Project: Eco Life in Kirgshelk and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Project Organizer: Valentina Khomenko '11Event Location: Kirgshelk Village and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan$198 in FLEX Alumni GYSD Matching Grant Funding$300 through anonymous donation in memory of...