Magda Markosyan ’02 Creative Agency CEO and Dreamer
‘Make sure that you bring the inspiration of your FLEX year back to your home country. Never stop dreaming because it’s your aspirations and...
American Councils Highlights Elnura Osmonalieva ’99
Elnura Osmonalieva, a Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program alumna from 1999, has forged an inspiring path as a visionary educator and filmmaker in Kyrgyzstan...
Kyrgyzstan Appoints FLEX Alumna as Deputy Minister of Education
Bermet Tursunkulova ‘94 (Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan / Frederick, MD) was recently appointed Deputy Minister of Education of Kyrgyzstan. Prior to her new appointment, she served as the...
Tetiana Pochynok ’02 Providing Allergy Relief to Lviv, Ukraine Residents
...The journey to success is worth all the troubles and fears. Just remember – you can be weak but you are never alone. There...
Kholmati Kholik ’09 Advocating for Change in Tajikistan Labor Migration
‘I would love to build on my professional experience and bring all of the new skills back to my country. I hope to be...
Farzona Yahyaeva ’12: Building Tajikistan’s Digital Economy
Education: Degree in Management and IT from the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University in Dushanbe
“In my home country, Tajikistan, we have a big problem with labor...
Gunel Isakova ’08: Healthy Living in a Multicultural Society
Gunel Isakova ‘08
Zagatala, Azerbaijan / Newport, Oregon
Education: BA in International Relations from Baku Slavic University
This autumn Gunel Isakova’s long-standing dream finally came true –...
Saikal Nogoibaeva ‘09 Kyrgyzstan
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...
Halyna Yanchenko ’04 Anticorruption Deputy at Kyiv City Council
‘After the return to your country it takes a lot of mental strength to start contributing to change in your community instead of wanting...
Follow Your Heart: From Qarshi to Harvard Medical School
Jamshid Jambulov’s journey from growing up in southern Uzbekistan to being accepted into a paid Research Fellowship at Harvard Medical School began with applying...