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...
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...
Call For Applications: 2017 Central Asia Smart Storytelling FLEX-Ability Workshop
Workshop Dates July 20-23, 2017
Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Theme: Smart Storytelling
Deadline: June 16, 2017. 11:59 PM EST.
Kindly apply via this online application.
Cental Asia FLEX-Ability Program Description
FLEX-Alumni Bringing...
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...
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...
Little Stars Can Brighten Up the Dark Sky
Aizada Burkhanidinova ‘14
Project Title: Little Stars Can Brighten Up the Dark Sky
Project Location: Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
$351 in 2015 Central Asia FLEX-Ability Grants
On September 8-29, Aizada...
FLEX Talking Club in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Starting on September 5, FLEX alumni launched the weekly Talking Club in partnership with the American Corner in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Talking Club is a...
Education for Equal Future
Aizhan Myrzabek Kyzy ‘15
Project title: Education for Equal Future
Project Location: Naryn, Kyrgyzstan
$500 in 2015 Central Asia FLEX-Ability Grants
In rural areas of Kyrgyzstan bride kidnapping...
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....
Bermet Tursunkulova – Vice President at the AUCA
Bermet Tursunkulova ‘94
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Frederick, MD
Education: Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and International Law from International University of Kyrgyzstan (1998), Master of Arts...