1. Make an Impact: Learn Chinese in China!

   

   Ryan Mandado, a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) alumnus, tells us about why he chose to study Chinese.

2. YES Story: Rasha

   

   Rasha discusses breaking down barriers during her exchange in Washington.

3. YES Story: Zaid

   

   Zaid discusses his exchange experience in Indiana as a Jordanian Christian with many Muslim friends.

4. International Education Week 2016

   

   In this 50-second animated video, we let individuals around the globe know about a few things they can do to participate in #IEW2016.

5. Sam Brown Chairs Panel in Arkansas to Spur Fulbright Scholar Alumni Investment

   On December 12, 2016, Board member Sam Brown chaired the panel titled, “Fulbright Scholar Alumni Network – Developing a Call to Action for Fulbright Scholar Alumni to Become More Involved in Global Sustainability and Technology Deployment” as part of Club de Madrid-P80 Group Foundation’s Global Solutions Institute Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.

6. Fulbright in United Kingdom

   Fulbright programs available for Americans in the United Kingdom and for British in the U.S.

7. Alito Alessi on #WithoutLimits

   

   Alito Alesso, an Arts Envoy from the United States, tells us what living without limits means to him. Share your #withoutlimits story on social media.

8. Sports Envoy: Shaquille O'Neal in Cuba

   

   Shaquille O'Neal chats briefly about his trip to Cuba as part of the Sports Envoy program.

9. World Learning: A World Fit for Kids! – Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia

   

   World Learning, through a subaward partnership with A World Fit For Kids! brought coaches and administrators from Bahrain, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia to Los Angeles to learn how to better serve youth and to address health issues, such as obesity.

10. Dr. Valeria Klitsounova

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    Valeria

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    Short Biography

    

    Content created by Virtual Intern Shayna Canty

    Raised by her aunt and grandmother, Dr. Valeria Klitsounova grew up thinking critically and developed her independence and leadership skills at a young age. As a board member for a museum of history and rural culture in Belarus that she and her husband owned, she was passionate about sharing Belarusian history. After the selling the museum, she looked for other opportunities to bring information about Belarus to the world. In 2002, Dr. Klitsounova introduced the idea of agritourism to Belarus and has been working to provide more income opportunities to rural communities throughout the country. She founded the Belarusian Association of Rural and Ecotourism “Country Escape,” a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Belarus as a tourist destination. Dr. Klitsounova traveled to the United States in 2003 to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) that was focused on NGO management. During her exchange she discovered many concepts that she could use to support entrepreneurs who were members of her nonprofit. She directly credits the IVLP for improving her negotiating skills that, in turn, persuaded the Belarusian government to increase funding and expand programming in other villages.

    Today “Country Escape” has more than 800 members and is shaping the rural tourism sector in Belarus. Between running her nonprofit, teaching and developing courses about ecotourism, and publishing books, Dr. Valeria Klitsounova has become the “mother of agritourism” in Belarus!

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    Belarus

    Last name

    Klitsounova

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