Christmas in America for Lida Asilyan ’19
Lida Asilyan ’19 (Ijevan, Armenia/Adel, IA) spent her FLEX year in a small town in Iowa. In this interview, Lida shares her relationship with...
Volunteering Changes Lives with FLEX Alumni Uzbekistan
Since the reopening of the American Councils office in Uzbekistan, the FLEX alumni community has revitalized its presence in the countries’ growing community of...
Educational Events Engage Rural Communities in Tajikistan
By Surush Ruhulov ’19 (Panjakent, Tajikistan / South Portland, ME)
Over the last few months, FLEX alumni in Tajikistan organized community events to promote study...
It’s Ukraine! Not THE Ukraine!
The FLEX program is pleased to announce the second place winner of the FLEX 20th Anniversary competition Share Your FLEX Story Essay Contest Jodi Meek....
FLEX Alumni Attend the First Virtual Exchange Workshop!
The Virtual Exchange Workshop gathered 35 FLEX alumni and six mentors from 16 countries to learn the process of planning and implementing a virtual...
Shardeni Street Fair in Tbilisi, Georgia
Shardeni Street Fair: Ten FLEX alumni volunteered at the Shardeni Street Fair on December 28. In the 13th year that FLEX alumni have volunteered at the...
FLEX Talks in Ukraine
On February 18 more than 130 people attended the FLEX Talks conference in Kyiv, Ukraine. It was the first conference of its kind in...
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...
FLEX Serbia Fundraiser
The FLEX Serbia fundraiser was a four-month-long initiative to raise proceeds to fund one additional FLEX Serbia scholarship. This fundraiser was inspired by the...
FLEX Alumni Organize a Civic Education School in Montenegro
Three FLEX alumni, Ivan Vuksanovic ’06, Dina Abazovic ’15, and Zerina Bosovic ’16, worked with the Montenegrin American Youth Alumni Association (MAYAA) and the...