FLEX-Ability Workshop on Leadership 2024
“Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” ― Aristotle. With this adage in mind, the FLEX-Ability Workshop on Leadership commenced. From May 9-12,...
Eurasia FLEX-Ability Workshop 2023
From November 15 to 19, Tbilisi, Georgia, hosted the Eurasia FLEX-Ability Workshop 2023, bringing together 63 FLEX alumni from 9 different countries: Armenia, Czechia,...
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...
Alumni Celebrate Independence, Memories, and Connections
By Mujiba Abdurazoqova ’18 (Gharm, Tajikistan, placed by ASSE in Lansing, MI)
The sun shone brightly as the alumni of the FLEX and ALEX programs...
Global Village on the Move 2023
In late August 2023, FLEX, YES, and YES Abroad alumni embarked on the 2023 Global Village on the Move program, which brought together 90...
Alumni Foster Global Change through World Cleanup Day
By Sofia Nikitina ’22 (Tartu, Estonia, placed by CIEE in Lowell, Vermont)
Trash knows no borders. Overflowing landfills and littered landscapes mar the beauty of...
Kazakhstan FLEX Alumni Gather Humanitarian Aid for Ukraine
By Kamilya Zulfukharova ’17 (Taraz, Kazakhstan, placed by FLAG in Plainwell, MI)
Between February 15 and March 6, the American Councils' office in Almaty transformed...
2023 FLEX Alumni Photo & Video Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 FLEX Alumni Photo/Video Contest! The FLEX Alumni Photo & Video Contest is an annual competition that encourages...
FLEX-Ability Workshop 2023
The FLEX-Ability Workshop on Social Entrepreneurship and Career and Workplace Skills, held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was an immersive and capacity-building experience that fostered...
From Host Family to Forever Family
By Darija Barsukova ’20 (Riga, Latvia, placed by PAX in Oshkosh, WI)
Maintaining contact with a host family after completing your exchange year can be...
