FLEX Alumni Organize a Digital Skills Development Initiative in Georgia
In 2020, three alumni, Mariam Geldiashvili ’17 (Telavi, Georgia/Carson City, MI), Aleksandre Gulbiani ’19 (Tbilisi, Georgia/Henderson, NV), and Giorgi Orkodashvili ’18 (Telavi, Georgia/Fremont, NE), organized an...
FLEX Heroes: Projects During the COVID-19 Pandemic
With the spread of COVID-19 across the globe, scientists, researchers, and health workers around the world joined forces to combat this novel virus. In...
“Making Hard Decisions in A Complicated World” Lecture for FLEX Alumni in Latvia
On February 15, American Councils staff, FLEX alumni, and Education USA in Latvia had the honor of hosting Dr. Sam Potolicchio, director of Global...
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 Alumni Coordinator Training Conference 2014
The 2014-2015 Eurasia FLEX Alumni Coordinators (ACs) attended a training conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan on September 11-14 to prepare for their tenure with American...
Alumni Networking Events in January
Peace Corps Alumni Networking Event
Peace Corps Alumni Networking Event was held in Baku on January 27. The U.S. Embassy and the Peace Corps office organized the second...
Alumni Foster Global Change through World Cleanup Day
By Sofia Nikitina ’22 (Tartu, Estonia, placed by CIEE in Lowell, Vermont)
Trash knows no borders. Overflowing landfills and littered landscapes mar the beauty of...
Outstanding Volunteer Projects in Georgia
In Georgia, 13 FLEX alumni volunteered their time and took on leadership positions becoming City and University Representatives in 2019-2020. These CRs and URs...
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Orphanage Visits and Clothing Drives
On August 30-31, 10 alumni visited the children at the Bishkek Orphanage and the Bishkek Rehabilitation Center. These alumni had previously organized a clothing...
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...