Kyrgyzstan

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...

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...

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...

On September 20, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 15 alumni assisted at the Volunteer Fair, which was organized by the Rosa Otumbaeva’s Initiative Foundation. The idea...

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,

On August 30-31, 10 alumni visited the children at the Bishkek Orphanage and the Bishkek Rehabilitation Center.  These alumni had previously organized a clothing...

On August 8-12, Nargiza Kanybek kyzy’13 and Asel Matieva’13 visited Talas and its surrounding villages to share information about the FLEX program with local...

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...

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...

Yulia Tokareva ’10 led a team of FLEX alumni and representatives of the international student-run organization AIESEC in organizing Kyrgyzstan’s first-ever Tien Shan Model...