1. Alisi Koroveibau: A Small Business Entrepreneur Finds Her Calling

   When the COVID pandemic started to affect the hotel industry in Fiji, Alisi Koroveibau made a bold decision to adapt to this unanticipated challenge.

2. 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.

3. ECA Announces Inaugural Fulbright HSI Leaders Initiative

   The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) is pleased to announce a new initiative recognizing the strong engagement of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) with the Fulbright Program.

4. Pauline Otila Kamwara: An Entrepreneur and Role Model

   Through the AWE program, she learned how to modernize traditional methods of beekeeping while developing a new business plan.

5. Through One Woman’s Business, Fruits of the Forest are Helping Save Albania’s Hillsides

   The AWE program gave her the inspiration she needed to stick with her business goals - and not give up.

6. High School International Student Exchange

   

   Each year, the U.S. State Department hosts approximately 2,900 high school students from around the world.

7. ECA Reveals State by State Impact of Exchange Programs

   The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has been released information on the state by state economic impact of its programs. The report details how many citizen diplomats and citizens of foreign countries from their state participated in ECA programs during the fiscal year 2011-2012.

8. Language Scholarships for High School Students NSLI-Y: 7-Weeks in Turkey

   

   Emily Morin, a 16 year-old from Washington, D.C. studied abroad for 7 weeks in Turkey with the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.

9. YES ABROAD: South Africa with Jack

   

   Visit Jack, on his year abroad in South Africa as part of the YES Abroad program.

10. The Courage to Tell the Story: Murrow Program at 10 Years

    

    Each year, more than 75 journalists from around the world are brought to the United States to explore this ideal and U.S. efforts to maintain and encourage such freedom of expression through the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists.

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