CACTUS Program in Ternopil, Ukraine
Civic activism, community leadership and global network of friends:
Born from ideas taken from a Peace Corps camp, ‘Community Action Ukrainian Style’, also known...
A Purr-fect Match: Alumni Visit Cat Shelter for Community Service Project
By Marke Mark ’17 (Tartu, Estonia / Cass City, MI)
On January 22, City Representative of Tartu, Sirli Sildever ’20 (Tartu, Estonia / Hartselle, AL),...
Minions Fundraiser in Chisinau, Moldova
On July 27, alumni organized movie fundraising night. Fifteen community members watched the movie Despicable Me 2 at the American Resource Center. In place...
Making a Place for Books and Learning in Almaty, Kazakhstan
FLEX alumni from Kazakhstan operated an extraordinary library in the summer of 2014, the Uni, a portable reading room for public spaces. The Uni...
FLEX Re-entry Seminars Welcome Home Recently-returned Alumni
More than 420 recently-returned FLEX alumni, over 52% of the 2012-2013 class, took part in re-entry seminars in their home communities throughout the summer...
Afterschool Clubs During My FLEX Year
During my exchange year, I wanted to make friends and be involved so I joined a few afterschool clubs. Right at the start of...
“The Starry Room” Project
"During my exchange year, I explored some of the biggest cities in the world - New York and Washington, DC. The sightseeing and what...
FLEX Alumni in Moldova Organize the Education Network Conference
FLEX Alumni Coordinator for Moldova Nicu Gaibu ’12 and Rodica Gravrilita ’10 together with eight other FLEX alumni organized the Education Network Conference, with...
Senior Alumni Gain New Perspectives, Make New Connections through Critical Thinking Workshop
On October 28-31, six FLEX alumni from Serbia joined 21 YES alumni from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, and North Macedonia in Skopje,...
Social Café: Social Entrepreneurship in Action in Kazakhstan
Organizers of the Social Cafe in Astana have recently opened a crowdfunding campaign to support the initiative. All of the funds raised will help...