Results are Tagged with "Volunteerism"
Would You Run a Marathon With Your Host Mom?
Soon after meeting, host mom Candice asked her au pair Laura if she would join her in running the New York City Marathon.
J-1 Participants Experience Volunteerism in U.S. Communities
The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsors J Day, a nationwide event held every August that connects J-1 visa students and professionals with their local communities.
Exchange Programs 2015 Year in Review
2015 was an extraordinary year for exchange programs. Take a look at some of our favorite moments. Apply for an exchange program in 2016 exchanges.state.gov
Fulbright on board The Millennial Trains Project
The Millennial Trains Project (MTP) leads crowd-funded transcontinental train journeys for diverse groups of young innovators to explore America's new frontiers.
Exchange Programs Are...
What are international exchange programs? We asked our social media communities to tell us what our exchange programs mean to them. Tag your thoughts with #ExchangesAre
Exchange Examines the Culture of Service in the United States
State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs sponsored a multi-regional project through its International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) to examine the impact of volunteerism on the volunteers themselves and the communities they serve.
Access Alumni Serve as Interpreters During Medical Mission
Through the Access alumni's interpretation services, medical volunteers were able to provide 1,600 Guatemalans with medication assistance.
Panamanian ICT Girls Can Do It!
Panamanian Fulbright alumni led an AEIF project that gave 300 Panama City girls an encouraging environment and innovative tools to gain critical thinking skills, learned the benefits of teamwork, and developed healthy self-esteem
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.