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The next FLEX-Ability Workshop participant application is now open! This four-day program will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, from June 29 through July 2. This is an opportunity for FLEX alumni currently living in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to develop knowledge, skills, and experience in the following areas:
· Social Entrepreneurship - including identifying community needs, developing an idea into a business, and practicing building a business plan
· Career Management and Workplace Skills - including effectively managing teams, proper time management, career skills, personal branding, networking, and soft skills required to succeed in the business world
Apply by February 25, 2023!
To learn more about FLEX-Ability Workshops, check out this article about the 2022 FLEX-Ability Workshop on Well-being and Resilience, a hybrid program that included a virtual, international workshop followed by in-person programs in each participating country.
| | Curious about what your fellow FLEX alumni are up to in their lives? Read below for some recent alumni accomplishments. Share a recent success using the hashtag #FLEXAlumni and tag @flex_alumni to possibly be featured on Instagram or an upcoming newsletter. | | |
Yusef Gurbanli ‘18 (Azerbaijan)
During his senior year of undergraduate studies, Yusef's project entitled “Energy and Transportation Ecosystem Based on Martian Atmosphere” won the Engineering Design Expo organized by University of Miami. After earning his Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering and business law with honors, Yusif was offered the chance to continue his research and pursue a doctorate in the same field by working on a NASA-funded project.
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Tamila Kurbanova ‘01 (Uzbekistan)
Tamila, co-founder and CEO at Twelve Stars Capital investment firm, received the MPA Creative Media Gala Award, recognizing her as the best speaker at the agency's Women and Business Forum in 2022, where she shared her experience working in business. Tamila continues to contribute to her community by co-organizing “Meaningful Breakfast” meetups for Uzbek businesswomen, where she leads discussions on topics related to business and professional development.
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Natalia Lumen ‘03 (Ukraine)
Natalia, the founder and CEO of ThyForLife, led a team in launching the ThyForLife mobile app in 14 different languages in honor of Thyroid Awareness Month in January 2023! Natalia was also recently selected by the Canadian government to travel to Japan and spread the word about ThyForLife!
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Hearts From the Heart
When Tatiana Sobusiak ’22 (Poland) witnessed a family member’s joy uat receiving a heart-shaped pillow while in the hospital being treated for breast cancer and learned that the pillow was part of a larger initiative to help women battling this disease, she took action. With the help of the FLEX alumni community in Poland, Tatiana contributed to the “Heart from Heart” project by sewing 46 pillows.
Read more here!
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FLEX Alumni Equip Youth with First Aid Skills
Imagine the following scenario: you are walking down the street, and the person in front of you suddenly falls to the ground. You check on them, but they’re not breathing. What do you do? Through Community Heroes Camp in Romania, four FLEX alumni equipped 17 high school students with the knowledge needed to respond rapidly and with confidence when someone needs immediate help. Read more here!
| | | “I met Vira in Washington, DC, during Civic Education Week while on my FLEX program, and I will always be thankful for the memories we made during that one week. Ever since then, I've been following Vira’s journey through social media. I was delighted to learn that Vira would travel to Georgia during the summer of 2022, so we could finally meet again. When she came to Georgia, we walked around Tbilisi and talked about many things. At the end of the day we spent together, I felt recharged with such positive energy. It felt like the world was small, and I realized that these moments are the ones that matter the most.” - Mariam Mezvrishvili ‘19 (Georgia) | |
The Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program is a United States Department of State-sponsored program for secondary school students from Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. The program provides merit-based scholarships for students to travel to the United States, live with a host family, and attend a U.S. high school for a full academic year. Learn more at www.discoverflex.org.
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