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Following podcast success, Collaboratory launches Podcasting Toolkit
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) first weekly podcast, 22.33, has become the most prolific, most listened to Department of State podcast. Launched in January 2019, 22.33’s weekly episodes highlight international exchange participants’ life-changing stories and showcase the transformative effect exchanges can have.
Communities and Youth for Promoting Hip Hop, Empowerment, and Resiliency (CYPHER) Launches
On September 16, 2019, ECA launched its first year-long, multi-office pilot program entitled Communities and Youth for Promoting Hip Hop, Empowerment, and Resiliency (CYPHER), led by ECA’s innovation team, the Collaboratory.
Using Comic Books to Engage Youth Around the World
In 2019, ECA's Collaboratory partnered with the nonprofit organization, the Comic Book Project (CBP), to support two innovative comic diplomacy programs.
Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time
This year, the Collaboratory partnered with U.S. Consulate General Kolkata to support a pilot project called “Ending Human Trafficking in India, One Story at a Time.”
Creative Writing Workshop Brings Many Firsts to Eritrea
In partnership with ECA’s Cultural Programs Division and the University of Iowa, the implementor of the International Writing Program (IWP), the Collaboratory supported the Lines & Spaces Creative Writing Workshops in Eritrea.
The Collaboratory Launches 22.33 - A Podcast of Life-Changing Stories
Each year, State Department-sponsored exchange programs connect approximately 350,000 people in almost every country and all U.S. states.
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.