Farzona Yahyaeva ’12: Building Tajikistan’s Digital Economy

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Education: Degree in Management and IT from the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University in Dushanbe “In my home country, Tajikistan, we have a big problem with labor...

Winners of the 2019 FLEX Alumni Photo/Video Contest

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 FLEX Alumni Photo/Video Contest!  Annually, the FLEX Alumni program invites FLEX alumni to submit photos and videos...

Central Asia FLEX Ability Workshop 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

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On July 25-28, 61 FLEX Alumni from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan attended the Central Asia FLEX Ability Workshop in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan to...

Munisa’s Dreams Come True

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Dedicated to FLEX alumna’s Mom, Zarina Ahmedova Munisa Ahmedova ‘15 Cocoa Beach, Florida/ Dushanbe, Tajikistan Education: currently studying for her BA at Eastern Florida State College After this...

Five Global Youth Service Day Projects in Tajikistan

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April is a busy month at universities across Tajikistan, but this did not stop FLEX Alumni from implementing five Global Youth Service Day projects...

Love at First Sight: Stories of Alumni Falling In Love With Their Host Communities...

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The most exciting part of becoming an exchange student is getting to experience a different culture and meeting new people. Ever since the inception...

Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ‘09: Athlete and Activist

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If you ask Abdulvahhobi Muminjoniyon ’09 (Duashanbe, Tajikistan/ Houston, TX), the FLEX program changed his life. However, since his return to Dushanbe in 2009,...

25 GYSD Projects by FLEX Alumni 2004-2018

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As FLEX celebrates the 25th anniversary of the program, we also celebrate the 15th anniversary of FLEX alumni organizing amazing Global Youth Service Day...

Announcing GYSD Matching Grants Program 2019

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American Councils for International Education is pleased to announce the annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) Matching Grants program for FLEX and YES alumni....

FLEX Alumni in Tajikistan Raise Funds for a Local Animal Shelter

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The presence of stray dogs has been an issue of concern in Tajikistan for many years. This year, locals passionate about animals started to...