GYSD Kyrgyzstan: Be Educated Make a Difference

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Asel Matieva ’13 (Kyzyl-Adyr, Kyrgyzstan) Event Location: Talas region, Kyrgyzstan $378 FLEX Alumni GYSD Grant Funding $413 in cost share from: American Corner in Talas, local schools,...

FLEX Experience and How I Became a Professional Dancer

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Kanykei Iskander kyzy '13 (LaGrange, KY/ Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) I would like to share my story of becoming a professional folk dancer and how much FLEX...

FLEX Alumnae Soros Foundation Fellows from Kyrgyzstan

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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...

Amazing Alumni Projects from the Central Asia FLEX-Ability Workshop 2016

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FLEX alumni from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan organized grant projects following the 2016 Central Asia FLEX-Ability Workshop (CAFAW) on social entrepreneurship.  Alumni shared what they...

FLEX and YES Alumni Serve Their Communities on Global Youth Service Day

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FLEX and YES alumni took on the Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) challenge this spring - organizing events in their communities and working with...

FLEX Alumni and GYSD 2017: Educational Projects

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Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is the largest service event in the world and the only one that celebrates the contributions that children and...

Saikal Nogoibaeva ‘09 Kyrgyzstan

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Saikal Nogoibaeva ‘09 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan U.S. City and State: Marysville, WA Saikal Nogoibaeva has accomplished a lot since her FLEX year 2008-2009 in Marysville, WA. She graduated this...

Call for Applications: Central Asia FLEX-Ability StartQube Workshop 2016

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Central Asia FLEX-Ability StartQube Program Description FLEX-Alumni Bringing Ideas, Leadership, and Initiative To Youth. American Councils for International Education announces the Central Asia FLEX-Ability StartQube Workshop...

Exchanges to Internship Program: Challenging Perceptions about Government Work in Kyrgyzstan

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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....

Who, If Not Us? When, If Not Now? Bride Kidnapping and Discrimination...

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Altynai Ermenbaeva '15 & Islambek Ashyraliev '15 Project Title: Who, If Not Us?  When, If Not Now? Project Location: Talas, Kyrgyzstan $316 in 2015 Central Asia FLEX-Ability...