1. Virtual Fitness Session with Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Alumna, Tracy Sena Yeboah!

   “We are very grateful to the AWE program for giving us a platform to improve our business strategy and becoming a successful brand” – Tracy Sena Yeboah, AWE Alum Ghana 2019

2. José Aguilar Berrocal

   First Name

   José

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   Short Biography

   

    

   Content created by Virtual Intern  Radha Varadan

   “Solidarity cures us,” says José Aguilar Berrocal, a former International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant from Costa Rica and Founder and President of the Board of the Youth Action Foundation. His tireless work tackling the educational and emotional issues that at-risk youth in Costa Rica face stems from his own challenges growing up. The support of mentors put him on the path to success and instilled in him the desire to serve others.

   Aguilar founded the Youth Action Foundation in 2006, an organization that works hand-in-hand with the Costa Rican Ministry of Education to connect at-risk students with mentors and tutors while requiring the students to volunteer in their communities. Through its programs, the Foundation has engaged more than 22,400 students and teachers in community service. “The most wonderful feeling that a person can experience is to bring hope,” Aguilar says. He credits the IVLP with showing him the significance of civic engagement and community service in others, and the benefits it brings.

   Aguilar previously led Public Horizons, a collective that tackles the human development gap by building partnerships. He also founded Strategic Human Development (Desarrollo Humano Estratégico), which aims to provide food to unemployed families in rural Costa Rica in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

   Through his work to mitigate the challenges faced by vulnerable populations in Costa Rica, José Aguilar Berrocal brings hope and support to those in need.

   Edited by Virtual Interns Regina Navarro-Gomez and Kristin Mitra

    

   Media Links

   Domino effect: Jose Aguilar at TEDxLSE

   Fundación Acción Joven

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   Costa Rica

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   Aguilar Berrocal

   IVLP Alumni

3. The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Helps Business Owner Grow Her Company in Kenya

   Pauline Otila Kamwara, Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) graduate from 2019, is the managing director of Apiculture Venture in Kenya. Her social enterprise employs women and young people committed to sustainable beekeeping. They sell honey to farmers, cosmetic shops, hotels, and more. Pauline started her business when she saw that women weren’t represented in beekeeping in Kenya.

4. Assistant Secretary Satterfield Delivers Remarks at a Cultural Event in Washington, D.C.

   Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Lee Satterfield will deliver remarks at the Women in Music: An Acoustic Experience with Colombian Artist Diana Burco event on March 21 in Washington, D.C.

5. Youth TechCamp

   

   The U.S. Department of State hosted the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. for 21 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program alumni

6. IWOC Recipients and Massachusetts Nurses Association Talk Challenges and Organizing Amidst COVID-19

   International Women of Courage (IWOC) awardees Sister Alicia Vacas Moro of Spain and Ana Rosario Contreras of Venezuela spoke with the President of the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) on April 14.

7. We need your VOTE to bring American Spaces to SXSW EDU 2023!

   The SXSW EDU Conference and Festival takes place each March in Austin, Texas.

8. Dance! Diplomacy in Motion

   

   Check out the four dance companies scheduled to tour around the globe in 2012 as part of the U.S. Department of State's DanceMotion USA program.

9. Dance Diplomacy - DanceMotion USA

   

   Through the DanceMotion USA program, the U.S. Department of State supports a series of tours by a select number of American contemporary dance companies to increase cross-cultural understanding between the United States and countries around the world.

10. Dr. Jill Biden Joins TechWomen Mentors and Leaders to Hear Their Mentoring Stories

    Dr. Jill Biden, second lady of the United States, believes in the power of mentoring and in the power of the TechWomen program. "I love the idea of women helping other women to succeed and to soar,” she said.

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