1. Standing Up for New Zealand’s Marginalized Communities

   As a participant in the 2011 Community Activism and Minority Rights International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Reverend Uesifili Unasa of New Zealand was invited to stand on the exact spot at the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous 1963 ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.

2. Grace Kiraguri Learns To Balance It All

   In her endeavors to launch her own sports marketing firm, Grace Kiraguri of Nairobi, Kenya faced challenges that led her to discover important life lessons.

3. Godeliève Mukasarasi, International Woman of Courage

   

   Godeliève Mukasarasi is a Rwandan social worker, genocide survivor, and rural development activist. In 2018, she was recognized as an International Woman of Courage by the United States Department of State.

4. Women's World Cup Initiative

   

   On June 6, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will launch the Women's World Cup Initiative: Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports, at the Department of State with members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team and youth soccer players from around the world.

5. WEAmericas Through the Years

   

   View photos from the WEAmericas initiative.

6. Empowering Women Entrepreneurs

   Consolata was selected as the U.S. Department of State’s Alumni Member of the Month in recognition of her role in empowering women entrepreneurs to become part of the business network in her country and the East Africa region.

7. Arab Youth and Civic Engagement

   Applying the leadership skills she developed during her exchange, Assi has become one of the most prominent youth activists and social media leaders in Iraq.

8. Increasing Religious Tolerance in Tajikistan

   A 2011 International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant, Hotam Fayzulloev was inspired by the relationships he saw in the U.S. between people of different faiths.

9. Paying It Forward

   Grace Chirumanzu, a wife, mother of two, and sports journalist from Zimbabwe, grew up loving sports—playing volleyball, cricket, and soccer while in high school.

10. A Year of Salvation and Professional Development

    A Year of Salvation and Professional Development

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