1. Simon Nascimento Talks About EducationUSA

   

   Simon Nascimento talks abouts the effects EducationUSA has had on his life.

2. Connecting Museums, Connecting People

   

   Museums Connect participants discuss the value of people-to-people diplomacy throughout their experience in the Museums Connect program.

3. OneBeat, YALI Alumnus "Gets Loud" About Social Justice

   OneBeat and Mandela Washington Fellowship alumnus Alain Chirwisa of the DRC makes socially conscious music and art, focusing on social justice and women's issues.

4. The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders

   

   The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, begun in 2014, is the flagship program of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) that empowers young people through academic coursework, leadership training, and networking.

5. State Department Celebrates 75 Years of Exchanges at Global Leadership Forum in Virginia

   State Department is sponsoring the Global Leadership Forum in Charlottesville, Virginia from March 29-30, 2016. The two-day forum is part of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ celebration of 75 years of State Department-sponsored exchange programs.

6. The Role of Connections in Dismantling Human Trafficking

   In late March 2016, Lebanese authorities dismantled one of the largest human trafficking rings in Lebanon’s history — freeing 75 mostly Syrian women who were fraudulently recruited from Syria and forced into prostitution in Lebanon, experiencing physical abuse and forced abortions. One of the Lebanese officers leading the raid on the trafficking ring — Lieutenant Colonel Mustafa Badran — had participated in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) focused on preventing and dismantling human trafficking.

7. Why Should You Host a YES Exchange Student?

   

   Mohamad discovered his love for chemistry in the United States. He wasn't able to learn in a lab until he came to study with the YES exchange program. What he's done since then is truly remarkable.

8. Global Media Makers Convene in Cairo

   On November 28th and 29th, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with Film Independent, hosted the Global Media Makers (GMM) Summit in Cairo to celebrate the third year of the distinguished U.S. film mentoring program.

9. Hundreds of Young African Leaders Convene Virtually to Collaborate on Resilience and Inclusion

   WASHINGTON, DC — Hundreds of young African leaders convened for the virtual 2021 Mandela Washington Fellowship Summit.

10. Seasoned Law Enforcement Receive Advanced Training to Protect Cultural Heritage

    Cultural property, art, and antiquities are vulnerable to looting, theft, and trafficking by criminal and terrorist groups around the world.

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