Alumni Celebrate 2015 FLEX Appreciation Day
Annually on September 27, FLEX alumni celebrate the program that gave them the opportunity to spend a life-changing year in the U.S. by participating...
Helping High School Students Develop Digital Learning Skills
By Aidar Zhakypov ’21 (Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, placed by YFU-USA in Strasburg, VA)
I’m Aidar, a FLEX alumnus passionate about creating positive change in my community....
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...
The 2021 Virtual News Literacy Workshop Recap!
The Virtual News Literacy Workshop gathered 15 participants and three mentors from nine countries for an examination of media and news literacy topics from...
Innovate for Change Conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
On June 29-July 12, Ilhom Aliyev '05 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Monroe, OR), Inomjon Igamov '05 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Swan , IA), and Nozanin Salimova '13 (Dushanbe, Tajikistan/Prairie Farms,...
Slovak Blog Series: My Christmas in the States
When I celebrated Christmas in the U.S. I started to feel the Christmas spirit on December 7th, when I was invited to an “Ugly...
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,...
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...
Painting Pinwheels for the Rugutė Foundation in Lithuania
FLEX alumni in Lithuania collaborated with the Rugutė Foundation in February, for a meaningful and creative volunteering activity – painting pinwheels!
The Rugutė Foundation has...
Alumni Reception
In Kyiv, Ukraine on September 26, FLEX alumni were honored to be invited to a reception thrown by U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey...