FLEX Alumni Celebrate the 15th Anniversary of International Education Week
FLEX alumni celebrated the 15th anniversary of International Education Week on November 17-21. The annual celebration is an optimal time for alumni to celebrate...
Share Your FLEX Story Video Contest Winner Yuliya Simonova ’02
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition Share Your FLEX Story Video Yuliya Simonova ’02 Moscow, Russia. Yuliya...
FLEX 20 Anniversary Open Air Event
On August 31, 30 alumni organized a 20th anniversary celebration at Lover’s Park, for over 180 FLEX alumni of all program years. Participants had...
Empowering Young Girls and Bringing the Community Together Through Soccer
Shabnam Valiyeva ’15 (Barda, Azerbaijan/Swansea, IL) was hosted by a ‘soccer family’ during her exchange year. She and her host family would practice in...
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...
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...
FLEX Alumni in Moscow, Russia Focus on Ecology for GYSD
Over 40 FLEX alumni living in Moscow, Russia attended a movie screening of the environmental documentary movie Chasing Ice in celebration of Global Youth Service...
Animal Shelter Assistance in Kalush, Ukraine
Animal Shelter Assistance: On December 13, City Representative Lyubov Mylymuk ’14 organized a fundraising event in her community to collect items needed at the...
FLEX Celebrates 20 Years in Ukraine
20th Anniversary Celebration: On April 25, American Councils Ukraine celebrated the 20th anniversary of the FLEX program at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv with...
FLEX-Ability IV
The fourth annual South Caucasus FLEX-Ability Workshop was held on February 14-17, in Tbilisi, Georgia. Fifty-four alumni from Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan gathered together...