Lemonade Sale in Seven Cities of Kazakhstan.
Sixty alumni in Kazakhstan held lemonade stands in July and August to raise money to cover surgery costs for a nine-year old girl diagnosed...
FLEX 20th Anniversary Celebration in Yerevan, Armenia
FLEX 20th Anniversary Celebration: On April 26, U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Heffern hosted a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the FLEX program...
Russia Connects! Engaging Alumni across Russia 2012-2013
Twenty-eight FLEX alumni together with over 200 other U.S. Government exchange program alumni took part in a series of nine networking conferences held across...
Estonian Alumni Revive a Volunteering Tradition
By Roosmari Pihlak ’20 (Tallinn, Estonia, placed by CIEE in Maryville, MO)
We are all human, despite our differences. However, sometimes people who are different...
2015 Alumni Photo and Video Contest Results
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2015 FLEX and A-SMYLE alumni photo and video contest. A team of judges from the U.S....
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...
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...
A Summer Camp in Gharm, an Isolated Region of Tajikistan
Gharm is one of the most isolated regions of Tajikistan, and only about two high school students from the region are selected annually to...
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...
English Camp in Kazakhstan Acts as Pathway to a Career in Global Business
According to Harvard Business Review, English is the global language of business. After discovering this, FLEX alumna Valeriya Sotnikova '19 (Karaganda, Kazakhstan/Las Vegas, NV)...