[NABS-L] Participate in Iraqi-US youth exchange

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Good evening NABS,

People in high school will want to check out this opportunity… More 
details below:

U.S. high school students with disabilities! Apply now for the Iraqi Young
Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP), which provides a four-week fully-funded
exchange program to talented Iraqi and U.S. students who demonstrate
leadership potential and civic engagement in their communities. The program
will take place in Vermont, D.C., and another U.S.-based host location TBD.



Let me know if you know groups to share this with and if you have other
ideas.

Thanks Justin!

MM




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From: Laura Lyons <laura at worldoregon.org <mailto:laura at worldoregon.org> >
Date: January 8, 2018 at 1:40:25 PM PST
To: "sygall at miusa.org <mailto:sygall at miusa.org> " <sygall at miusa.org
<mailto:sygall at miusa.org> >
Subject: Leadership Exchange Opportunity for High School Students

Hello Susan,



My name is Laura Lyons, and I currently work as the Youth Leadership
Coordinator for WorldOregon (previously known as the World Affairs Council
of Oregon). I am reaching out to you today because I came across an
interesting opportunity that I thought might be of interest to high school
students that you engage with in your community.



The Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) provides an opportunity for
ten U.S. high school students to join their Iraqi counterparts in a
four-week program aiming to develop leadership and peacebuilding skills,
foster relationships among youth from different backgrounds, and to promote
mutual understanding between the people of Iraq and the U.S. From July 14 -
August 12, 2018 the students live and learn together (first in Vermont and
then in a host city in the U.S.) learning about leadership and civic
engagement and collaboratively developing community-based projects. All
expenses are paid and it is free to apply. The alumni of the program I have
spoken with all tell me that it is a life-changing experience which not only
built participants' leadership skills but also developed lifelong
friendships and deep intercultural understanding.



This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of
Educational and Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the U.S. Embassy in
Baghdad. To learn more and to apply, click here: https://iylep.org/apply/. I
have also attached an information sheet to this email. THE APPLICATION
DEADLINE IS JANUARY 31, 2018, so if you know students who may be interested
please encourage them to apply as soon as possible!



Personally, I believe that this program would seriously benefit from having
a very diverse group of U.S. students, and we hope that some of the students
you engage with will be able to apply.  We value our partnership with
Mobility International USA, and I hope that going forward we can continue to
build on this strong foundation and including youth with disabilities in our
exchange and leadership programming. Also, if you know any other contacts
who may be interested in receiving information about the IYLEP U.S. student
exchange, please feel free to forward this information or send contact
information to me.  If you have any additional questions, please don't
hesitate to connect by email or by phone at (503) 306-5422.



Respectfully,



Laura Lyons,  <mailto:laura at worldoregon.org> laura at worldoregon.org

Youth Leadership Coordinator


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