Greetings! My name is Ahmed Ag Mohamed from Timbuktu, Mali. I participated in the SUSI on Civic Engagement in early 2020. The SUSI experience changed my life…
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Hello, my name is Keshvi Nandu and I am from India. I participated in the SUSI on Youth, Education, and Closing the Skills Gap in Summer 2019. Words can scarcely qualify nor quantify the life-changing experience I was a part of and I consider myself fortunate for having been selected to be a part of SUSI…
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My name is Kudzaishe Chidakwa from Zimbabwe. I am a young 25-year-old male currently working in the Information Technology field professionally. I am also founder and current chairperson of Eagles Wings Albinism Care, a non-profit focusing on persons with albinism operating in Zimbabwe…
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My name is Kiana Gualberto. I’m 20 years old from the Philippines. I am currently a freshman at the University of the Philippines taking up BA Communication Arts. In March 2016, I participated in the Youth Leadership Program on our Ocean, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State…
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I am Shraman Kumar Bohra from India. I participated in the Study of the United States Institute on ‘Youth, Education and Closing the Skills Gap’ in the Summer of 2019…
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Hello! I am Putu Ayu Indira Ardiyatna, from Indonesia. I participated in the SUSI on Youth, Education, and Closing the Skills Gap in Summer 2019….
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Guest post by Rafsanul Hoque, who participated in the FIUTS Study of the U.S. Institutes (SUSI) on Journalism and New Media program from Bangladesh. He writes about his experience supporting doctors in the city he resides in, Dhaka. He is also working with a fundraiser to support the poorest regions of the country with basic needs.
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These days, I’m an Earth Scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), supporting the NASA side of the SERVIR partnership among the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), NASA, and a number of international centers of excellence…
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At this point when the world is suffering, being a youth advocate, I had to do something.
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Hi, My name is Vito and I am from Indonesia. I participated in the SUSI on Youth, Education, and Closing the Skills Gap in Summer 2019…
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I am Achref Cherif from Tunisia. I participated in the SUSI on Youth, Education and Closing the Skills Gap in the Summer of 2019…
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The Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Civic Engagement is a program of the U.S Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This institute is hosted by FIUTS in Seattle each year for 20 undergraduates from southern Africa who spend five weeks developing leadership skills, learning about civic engagement, and preparing to implement projects that benefit their home communities once they return home. Read on for a post by Pelinah about her SUSI project!
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John Amaro, a student from Mozambique who participated the recent FIUTS Study of the U.S. Institute on Civic Engagement, is using the skills and experiences he gained during his time in the U.S. to promote the rights of children in his community, educating children and adults about the negative effects of child abuse…
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Tapiwanashe Gladys Simango, a student from Zimbabwe who participated the recent FIUTS Study of the U.S. Institute on Civic Engagement, is using the skills and experiences she gained during her time in the U.S. to combat drug abuse and child prostitution in her community…
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Ilka Saíde, a student from Mozambique who participated the recent FIUTS Study of the U.S. Institute on Civic Engagement, is using the skills and experiences she gained during her time in the U.S. to coordinate self-defense workshops for women in Mozambique…
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Erna Mecavica, who participated in the FIUTS Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina, writes about her experience volunteering to help refugees in Vienna, Austria…
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The alumni of the Youth Leadership Program with Bosnia and Herzegovina are hard at work using what they learned in the U.S. to do great projects back in their home communities. Here's a blog post about an initiative from four participants in last Fall's program! …
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Anuja Khadka, who participated in the Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders in Journalism and New Media with FIUTS last summer, shared this blog post about her work to help children in Nepal continue their education in the aftermath of the earthquake. (You can read an earlier post from Anuja about her experience during and immediately following the earthquake here.) …
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Later this week, FIUTS staff members will head to Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit with alumni of the Youth Leadership Program. We're looking forward to an amazing reunion with over over 100 participants, as well as a chance to see some of the incredible community service projects that participants have planned and implemented using the skills they learned during their time in Seattle…
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Alumni in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina collaborated on a successful project to help their community. The Bosnia YLP Spring 2014 group. Guest post by FIUTS Youth Leadership Program alumnus Mateo Cocvic…
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