International Development and Training Projects


EXCHANGES FUNDED BY THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT           
BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF CITIZEN EXCHANGES:
Europe
2. Building Grassroots Democracy in Minority Communities - Professional Fellows Program for Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and U.S.A. 2013-2014
   
  Program Web-site: http://glc-teachdemocracy2.org
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  2nd Professional Fellows delegation from Europe in the U.S. (September 30 - November 9, 2013)
       19 members of the 2nd Inbound Delegation
      
      
   
1. Citizen Legislative Advocacy in Minority Communities- Professional Fellows Program for Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and U.S.A. 2011-2013
  
  Program website: http://glc-teachdemocracy.org/
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        Program participants Poster: click here 
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Sub-Saharan Africa

Program Web site: http://www.artistsoftanzania.org/site/

      Program participants: click here

Tanzania 5:
Arts Exchanges on International Issues with Tanzania (2008-2010)
Project Summary

Program Description for Tanzania in Swahili

Tanzania 4:
Tanzania Workforce Development 

Tanzania 3:
Strengthening Private Sector Approaches to Generating Economic Growth in Tanzania

Tanzania 2:
Increase Business Opportunities for Tanzania and Ohio (through AGOA)

Tanzania 1:
Tanzanian Women’s Local Government Training/Exchange

Botswana & Zambia:
African Business Women Exchange

South Asia

Afghanistan:
Women’s Business Development in Afghanistan

Middle East

Young Entrepreneurs & Family Businesses

An exchange program for Jordan, Lebanon, United Arab Emirats and Northwest Ohio (2009-2011)

Program web site:   http://www.yepfamilybusiness.org/

    Program participants Poster: click here 

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Lebanon 2:
NGO Development in Lebanon

Lebanon 1:
Lebanese Women’s Political Leadership Exchange

USAID - COmmunity CONNECTIONS PROGRAM

National Hosting Organization: Alliances for Quality Education

Ukraine

   Local Government Advocacy: Promoting Decentralization and Economic Growth (August 6 - August 27, 2012)

       9 members of the Delegation from Western Ukraine: Ternopil and Rivne Oblasts

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USAID - COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS

National Hosting Organization: World Learning

Russia

3. The Role of the Small and Medium Enterprises in Community Development (February 17-March 10, 2011) 

    10 members of the Professional Delegation from North Caucasus in Northwest Ohio

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2. Social Assistance and Poverty Alleviation (with special focus on people with disabilities) for the City of Volgograd

  

1. Social Assistance and Poverty Alleviation for Novosibirsk

Uzbekistan

Supporting Development of the Housing Sector (May 28-June 17, 2009)

9 members of the delegation from Uzbekistan in NW Ohio

Belarus

Local Economic Development

Ukraine

2. Family Preservation for Cherkasy, Ukraine

1. Community/Neighborhood Associations (September 20-October 11, 2006)

     10 members of the delegation from Odessa and Mykolaiv Oblasts in NW Ohio

OPEN WORLD PROGRAMS

Sponsored by Open World Leadership Center/ Library of Congress

Kyrgyzstan

Accountable Governance - Strengthening Local Government (March 9 - 17, 2012)

    6 members of the Kyrgyzstan delegation in NW Ohio 

Moldova

Accountable Governance - Local Government (September 10-September 18, 2010)

    6 members of the Moldova delegation in the nW Ohio