1. Earth Day 2023 - Invest in Our Planet: Fulbright Amazonia

   The Amazon Basin’s unique ecosystems, forests, flora, fauna, and indigenous communities face enduring challenges as a result of global climate change and human-caused environmental degradation.

2. Exchange Examines the Culture of Service in the United States

   State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsored a multi-regional project through its International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to examine the impact of volunteerism on the volunteers themselves and the communities they serve.

3. IVLP Alumna Becomes Milan's First Muslim Councilwoman

   Years of advocacy for integration and women's rights establishes Sumaya Abdel Qader as a dynamic and diverse leader.

4. Exchange Alumni Partner with Kuwait Oil Company to Support Opportunities for Disabled Individuals

   Exchange alumni Nora Al-Othman and Abdul Aziz Al-Mutairi pair partnered with Training Gate International (TG-I), a leading organization in assessing the needs of the disabled community in Kuwait, to organize a forum on disability issues in Ahmadi, Kuwait.

5. Delegation from Serbia Seeks to Boost Serbia’s Economy Through Bankruptcy

   The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) hosted four delegates from Serbia in hopes of boosting the country’s financial infrastructure through bankruptcy.

6. Honoring the 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) Heroes through IVLP

   Human Trafficking is not exclusive to one singular region; it occurs in every country. Traffickers often exploit the most vulnerable and marginalized.

7. 2022 TIP Report Heroes Connect with U.S. Community Leaders Through the IVLP

   Human trafficking is a pervasive global issue that affects every country in the world, and the Department of State has made combating human trafficking a top priority.

8. I Call the Shots! - Sports Diplomacy Empowers Female Referees

   Fourteen female basketball officials from Mexico joined counterparts in the U.S. for professional development and women’s empowerment workshops.

9. Fulbright-Arctic Initiative Announces First Cohort

   State Department kicks off the first of its new Fulbright Arctic Initiative to support a team of scholars with researching and assessing the impact of change in the Arctic.

10. Venezuelan Alumnus Develops App to Promote HIV Awareness and Prevention

    Inspired by his International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) volunteering experiences while in the United States, Jhonatan José Rodríguez Parra applied the knowledge and insight he gained to implement new strategies for HIV education and prevention through his organization “Stop VIH” (Spanish acronym for HIV).

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