FLEX Alumni in Armenia Collaborate with EducationUSA
Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia, placed by World Link in Adel, IW)
The close collaboration between EducationUSA and the FLEX alumni community in Armenia has...
New Year’s Resolution: Tajikistan’s Alumni Fill the World with Love
Starting in 2013, FLEX alumni in Tajikistan formed a relationship with the Hissor Orphanage, an orphanage that is located outside of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital,...
Handwritten Messages from Romania Express Solidarity with Survivors of Domestic Violence
By Denisa Raducan ‘18 (Biliesti, Romania / Greenwood, IN)
The past two years have been far from easy. The pandemic has affected not only our routines,...
Exchanges To Entrepreneurship Mentoring Program (eTEMP) Creating Jobs and Connections in Armenia
FLEX alumna Lousine Stepanyan ’06 took charge and opened the DC Development Center for Languages and Skills Training. Yelena Mouradyan’s ‘04 dreams of opening a family and kid-friendly...
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...
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...
Happy Beginnings FLEX $20 Challenge Project
On July 19, in Aktobe, Kazakhstan ZhanarTuleutayeva’13 visited a local day care center to introduce the children to the concept of volunteering and share her...
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....
The American Teen Club in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
The idea to organize an American Teen Club dedicated to learning English and exploring American culture and traditions in a non-formal environment was born...
FLEX Alumni Elected to AAA Board
Congratulations to Leyla Aslanova ’07 and Samir Khalilov ’06, who were recently elected to the US-educated Azerbaijan Alumni Association (AAA) Board. Here are their...