The Beginning of the Rest of My Life
Iryna Nadyukova ’10
Volodymyr-Volynsky, Ukraine/Reno, NV
iryna nadyukova gmail com
I would like to share a story about the ten amazing days that changed...
FLEX Alumni Ukraine and the 50 Agents of Volunteering
Hanna Bondarenko ‘12 (Odessa, Ukraine/ Jamestown, CA) made a splash in 2019 with the ‘Agents of Volunteering’ Program. The project taught and empowered 50...
Oleksandr Huzenko ’10 from Activist to Professional Media-Maker
FLEX Alumni staff interviewed Oleksandr Huzenko ‘10 about his work at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre and his aspirations for the future.
Oleksandr Huzenko ‘10
Kremenchuk, Ukraine...
Principled Lawyer Anton Podilchak ’03
'Showing what you can do without corruption is the best way to tackle it' Anton encourages the FLEX community to join him in his...
Motivation for Change Camp: Smila, Ukraine
A low-cost three-day camp for 17 middle and high school aged students aimed at teaching participant team-building and critical thinking skills to address issues...
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!”
Article by City Representative in Lviv, Ukraine Nastasiya Kovalenko ‘16
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!” - I bet all of us know this...
Decade Apart: Two Generations of FLEX Alumni at ACCESS Summer Camp
Svitlana Buko’97
Sevastopol, Ukraine/Riverside, CA
svitlana buko gmail com
Two generations of FLEX alumni (FLEX 97 and FLEX 2007) came together for a Leadership...
FLEX Alumni in Central Ukraine Participate in the European Youth Parliament (EYP)
At first glance, the European Youth Parliament may sound like many other NGOs. It is described as a “platform for discussion of current social,...
Overcoming the Challenges of COVID-19: The FLEX Alumni Community in Eastern Ukraine
When FLEX students prepare for their exchange year, they are taught the phrase “Not better, not worse, just different” and this is what must...
Oleksandr Shymanko ‘In the U.S. I began to think outside of the box’
Entrepreneur, innovator, branding designer, and student Oleksandr Shymanko - there are those people who you wonder how they succeed to complete everything with only 24 hours...












