[wanabidii] Press Releases: Exchange Program Participants Creating Community Solutions

You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Press Releases: Exchange Program Participants Creating Community Solutions 08/15/2014 02:42 PM EDT Exchange Program Participants Creating Community Solutions Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC August 15, 2014 Starting this week, 55 emerging leaders from 31 countries who are in the United States on the State Department’s Community Solutions Program begin their four-month fellowships in cities across the United States. The fellows, who have distinguished themselves as emerging leaders on social issues, are working with American counterparts at non-profit organizations and at government offices, collaborating on projects that will provide skills and ideas for creating lasting change in their home communities. Started in 2010, the Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for global community leaders working in the fields of transparency and accountability, tolerance and conflict resolution, environmental issues, and women’s issues. During their fellowships, the emerging leaders spend up to 400 hours learning leadership and organizational skills through training courses and more than 600 hours at their U.S. host organizations. The fellows also design community development projects that they implement upon returning to their home countries. The State Department places fellows in cities including San Francisco, San Antonio, New York, and Chicago, in cooperation with partner IREX. Over the past four years, Community Solutions has consistently identified engaged leaders who are committed to the ideal that individual efforts can fight poverty and discrimination, correct inequalities, cultivate peace, and develop new approaches to environmental issues. Previous fellows have returned home to initiate projects such as creating libraries and introducing inclusive education into curriculum. They have received awards for their humanitarian efforts and been named international emerging leaders by organizations that include National Geographic. Join the conversation on Facebook or Twitter. For more information or to interview a fellow, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at ECA-Press@state.gov. The Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs, manages this site as a portal for information from the U.S. State Department. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. Stay connected with the State Department:   External links found in this content or on Department of State websites that go to other non-Department websites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein.  Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com. This service is provided to you at no charge by U.S. Department of State. This email was sent to wanabidii@googlegroups.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: U.S. Department of State · 2201 C Street NW · Washington, DC 20520

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