1. A New Type of Film Workshop - In The Cloud

   When the AFS program in Egypt was postponed due to security reasons, ECA was inspired to adopt a new method used by Tiffany Shlain, an AFS participant and leader in filmmaking and technology.

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   Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy Lives on in Gandhi-King Scholars Initiative

   Last week, the Gandhi-King Scholars convened in India for the second portion of this people-to-people exchange.

3. Mathias Craig - Fulbright NEXUS Scholar

   While a graduate student at MIT, Mathias Craig conceived of blueEnergy. blueEnergy is a social impact organization that connects the poorest, most isolated communities to energy, clean water and other essential services, and trains leaders to work globally for a more sustainable, equitable world.

4. Shaping the Future of the Kyrgyz Republic

   Nadia Pak, a Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program alumna from the Kyrgyz Republic, is working with other FLEX alumni to mobilize Kyrgyzstani youth to be more active citizens.

5. The Fulbright-National Geographic Award

   The Fulbright-National Geographic Award (Fulbright-Nat Geo) is a component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This program will support a Fellow’s storytelling efforts on a global issue or set of issues affecting citizens of both the United States and another country or set of countries (up to three countries).

6. Thoughts on Writing, from an International Writing Program Fellow

   

   Patrícia Portela, an International Writing Program Fellow from Portugal, tells us about her creative writing process.

7. 10th Anniversary of Access Awards Alumni with U.S. Visit

   The English Access Microscholarship program (Access) is celebrating its 10th Anniversary with a U.S. exchange opportunity. This rare occasion brings 23 of the program’s highest-achieving alumni to the U.S. for a two-week visit during which they will demonstrate and improve their leadership skills through meetings with top USG officials as well as directors of various NGOs and representatives of American educational communities.

8. 100,000 Strong in the Americas

   In March 2011, President Barack Obama launched “100,000 Strong in the Americas,” an initiative to increase international study in Latin America and the Caribbean. The purpose of “100,000 Strong in the Americas” is to foster region-wide pros­perity through greater international exchange of students, who are our future leaders and innovators.

9. Make an Impact: Learn Chinese in China!

   

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

10. Women Entrepreneurs

    

    Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is a global initiative that fosters economic growth by providing women entrepreneurs around the world with a business and management education, mentoring and networking, and access to capital.

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