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  • Communities Connecting Heritage Project Holds Exhibition in India

    Connect Gujarat   |   June 25, 2019

    A Communities Connecting Heritage project which used virtual reality to explore and document the cultural heritage of marginalized communities in India and the U.S. will be featured in an exhibition in Ahmedabad, India, in June. The project was carried out as a partnership between the Bhasha Research and Publication Centre and the University of Norther Colorado Anthropology Department.

  • Assistant U.S. Secretary of State to visit Ghana, Speak at Alumni TIES Conference

    GhanaWeb   |   June 22, 2019

    During her trip to Ghana and Liberia June 24-29, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce will deliver a keynote address to U.S. exchange program alumni from 14 African countries during an Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminar on women’s entrepreneurship.

  • University of Arkansas Receives Capacity Building Grant for U.S. Study Abroad

    University of Arkansas   |   June 7, 2019

    The University of Arkansas is one of 21 colleges and universities from across the United States that will receive a grant under the Capacity Building Program for U.S. Study Abroad, a program of the U.S. Department of State, with funding provided by the U.S. government and supported in its implementation by World Learning. The University of Arkansas will use its grant to support a new service-learning study abroad model, which will involve teams of students addressing social issues at the local level.

  • How to Help Teachers Teach Reading and Math in the Early Grades

    Global Partnership for Education   |   May 29, 2019

    In a blog post for Global Partnership for Education, Senior Education Specialist Deepa Srikantaiah writes about a new USAID report that provides recommendations on how to best design programs to teach literacy and numeracy skills to young learners.

  • World Learning to Coordinate Digital Influencers Forum

    Total Montenegro News   |   May 16, 2019

    World Learning and the Digital Communication Network will coordinate the Digital Influencers Forum in Montenegro this June. The two-day event, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, will bring together marketers, social influencers, analysts, entrepreneurs, journalists, and other professionals to discuss and explore digital campaigns and social impact.

  • Opinion/Commentary: International Exchange Programs Benefit Virginia

    The Daily Progress   |   May 5, 2019

    World Learning's President and CEO Carol Jenkins weighs in on how the power of international exchange is helping our LEAD Mongolia program leave its mark on communities across Virginia.

  • Read to Create Your Own Stories

    The News International   |   April 23, 2019

    Through the Pakistan Reading Project, Naila Yasmeen works with teachers in remote areas of the country to help them build students' interest in reading and improve their skills with engaging classroom activities.

  • University of Houston-Victoria Hosts Three Global UGRAD Students

    University of Houston-Victoria   |   April 17, 2019

    Three international students from the Dominican Republic, Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine are spending the spring semester at the University of Houston-Victoria as part of the Global Undergraduate Exchange (Global UGRAD) program.

  • Helping Children Around the World Learn to Read Better

    Global Partnership for Education   |   March 19, 2019

    Director of Global Education Rajani Shrestha and Senior Education Specialist Kara McBride explain how a new massive online open course developed by World Learning utilizes the organization's experience with literacy education programs to teach participants how to help children who have difficulty with learning to read.

  • LEAD Alliance Summit Brings Together Mongolia’s Next Generation of Leaders

    International Republican Institute   |   March 18, 2019

    In February 2019, the Leaders Advancing Democracy (LEAD) Mongolia program brought Mongolian emerging leaders together with like-minded peers from Bhutan, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar for the third LEAD Alliance Summit in Ulaanbaatar. LEAD Mongolia is funded by USAID and jointly implemented by World Learning, International Republican Institute, and the Centre for Civic Education.

  • Meet the Robot Built by Youth at the STEM Center in Algiers

    En Nahar TV   |   February 28, 2019

    A group of young technology enthusiasts from World Learning’s STEM Center in Algiers talk about their multi-tasking robot and participating in STEM competitions and events in Algeria and abroad.

  • Assumption Professors Named Fulbright Specialists

    Assumption College   |   February 25, 2019

    Assumption College professors Eric Drouart, professor of practice in management, and Samantha Goldman, assistant professor of special education, have been named Fulbright Specialists.

  • World Learning Trains English Language Teachers in Calcutta

    The Telegraph   |   February 21, 2019

    As part of the Madrassa English Language Teacher (MELT) program, World Learning held a workshop in Calcutta for madarsa English language teachers from across India, which aimed to help them improve their English and communication skills and teaching style.

  • Exchange Program Provides a Glimpse of Entrepreneurship in the U.S.

    Global TIES U.S.   |   February 21, 2019

    Serbian entrepreneur Petar Dragnic writes that taking part in an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange through World Learning was an invaluable opportunity to learn about entrepreneurship and innovation in the U.S.

  • Collaborating Across Sectors to Achieve U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities

    U.S. Department of State   |   February 21, 2019

    WiSci (Women in Science) STEAM Camp is just one example of a cross-sector collaboration that aims solve key global challenges. World Learning supported the 2018 WiSci Girls STEAM Camp in Namibia with partners including the U.S. Department of State, Google, Intel, Girl Up, and NASA.

  • University of Portland Professor Named Fulbright Specialist

    University of Portland   |   February 15, 2019

    Computer science professor Andrew Nuxoll has been selected as a Fulbright Specialist.

  • World Learning Implements Digital Media and Journalism Conference in South Africa

    Bostwana Unplugged   |   November 28, 2018

    Journalists from Botswana attended a conference for media professionals from around the world implemented by World Learning in November. The event, held in Johannesburg, South Africa, was sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and coordinated by the Digital Communication Network.

  • Experience a New Culture Right Where You Live with World Learning

    Real Simple   |   November 26, 2018

    Hosting a dinner for participants on World Learning's International Visitor Leadership Program provides an opportunity to connect with people from other countries and have a cross-cultural experience right in your own community.

  • USAID-Funded Program Aims to Increase Girls Access to Education in Pakistan

    The Nation Pakistan   |   November 24, 2018

    World Learning Pakistan is partnering with the Elementary & Secondary Education Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the USAID-funded Advancing Girls’ Education and Skills (AGES) program to increase access to education for girls in middle and secondary grades and help them stay in school.

  • Raising a Generation of Readers with the Pakistan Reading Project

    The News International   |   November 21, 2018

    World Learning's Pakistan Reading Project is helping establish a culture of reading in Pakistan by improving literacy education by providing training and professional development for nearly 25,000 teachers and educators in 14,000 public schools.