Three Lessons Learned From Volunteering
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition Share Your FLEX Story Essay Contest Iryna Lysenko ‘03...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
Article by City Representative in Lviv, Ukraine Nastasiya Kovalenko ‘16
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” - I bet all of us know this...
Branko Backovic ’07 Co-Founder of Epi.School: Learn to code, work with a mentor, and...
Branko Backovic ’07 (Despotovac, Serbia, Lisle, IL), management consultant turned entrepreneur, recently released a venture that he co-founded with partner Paul Orland. Epi.School is a...
International Day of People with Disability in Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan
International Day of People with Disability: On December 3, 23 community members attended a presentation about International Day of People with Disability and listened to...
FLEX and YES Alumni Coordinator Training Workshop
August 18-21 marked the dates of the annual FLEX and YES Alumni Coordinator training workshop, where 20 Alumni Coordinators representing 16 counties were introduced...
FLEX Alumni Lead Women’s History Month Celebration in Turkmenistan
On March 5 and 12, FLEX alumna Aylar Mammetmyradova ’12 (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan/ Tijeras, NM) hosted a Women’s History Month Workshop for 41 visitors of...
Playground Renovation Project in Tajikistan
FLEX alumnus Vadim Abanin ’09 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Tomball, TX) organized a follow up project after the completion of the FLEX Alumni Networking Conference, where participants...
Virtually Exploring Chernihiv Together
COVID-19 may be causing many restrictions across the globe, but this hasn’t prevented the FLEX Alumni community in Central Ukraine from coming up with...
FLEX Alumni Online: Best Practices for Organizing Virtual Events
During the COVID-19 pandemic FLEX alumni events have been moved online to be in compliance with local government regulations. This has pushed alumni to...
Exchanges to Internship Program: Challenging Perceptions about Government Work in Kyrgyzstan
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....