Sparking Change: Two Alumni in Moldova Inspire Cahul’s Youth
Under the leadership of Gabriel Buyuklyu '23 and Miron Ion '23, an inspiring civic education movement that empowers young people and promotes community development...
Building Leaders Through Debating
By Anna Novocrescenova ’17 (Rezina, Moldova, placed by PAX in De Soto, WI)
“Science moves fastest when there’s plenty of debate and controversy,” American physicist...
Announcing GYSD Matching Grants Program 2019
American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Matching Grants program for FLEX and YES alumni....
Children’s Marathon Empowers and Inspires
By Victor Rotaru '23 (Hincesti, Moldova / Smithville, MO)
On September 21, I had the privilege of organizing the first children’s marathon in my town,...
It’s Amazing What A Year Can Do!
One year ago, even when we were selected as exchange students, we couldn't even imagine what our life in America would be like. And...
Education Network Conference in Moldova
FLEX Alumni Coordinator in Moldova Inga Daranuta ’13 and Victoria Lungu ’13 together with a team of 10 FLEX alumni organized the Education Network...
From Irina with Love
The day I was born my parents found out I have a disability. They thought I would be different.
Looking back, I realize I made...
Celebrating Maslenitsa and Martisor in Moldova
FLEX alumni and NSLI-Y students held a spring holiday celebration in February to share their unique cultural traditions, backgrounds, and experiences with one another...
A Lifetime In A Year
Being an exchange student is exciting. It is the best year of my life so far. No doubt. And it's also the worst. No...
Eastern Europe FLEX-Ability Workshop: Entrepreneurship, Technology, and STE(A)M
Sixty-two FLEX alumni from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine attended the 2016 Eastern-Europe FLEX-Ability Workshop in Kvareli, Georgia at the Ministry of Justice...