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Home, history & heritage with Hongxia Liu

18 Inspiring Messages From Young African Leaders

Building Cultural Competency through Storytelling with Bela Bajaria

May 3, 2021

Erkinbek Kamalov at his CAJIR placement

Erkinbek Kamalov on World Press Freedom

January 29, 2021

Photograph of Ambassador from NY Times.

U.S. Ambassador Terence Todman: Breaking the Barriers of Bias

October 26, 2020

Mr. Aboubakar Sylla works in the field during the COVID-19 pandemic

IVLP Alumni Spotlight: NGOs leading the way in response...

October 16, 2020

Mr. Hesham Hamed conducting conservation work in Sinai

IVLP Alumni Spotlight: Conserving Antiquities in Sinai

October 6, 2020

Vered Cohen Barzilay and Anwar Sadat were both named by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State as “Faces of Exchange” in a series of profiles commemorating the 80th anniversary of the IVLP.

To be a Face of Exchange alongside Anwar Sadat

September 21, 2020

Participants from a 2019 NGO Management Project Gather for a Reflective Action Planning Session

IVLP’s Pivot to Virtual Programming: Reinforcing Networks

September 17, 2020

Eugenie and Fellow IVLP Alumni Attending

IVLP Alumni Spotlight: E-learning and Media Literacy

September 10, 2020

The Hakkōda Mountains, an active volcanic complex in Aomori Prefecture - Photo by Regan McAllister

Teaching in Rural Japan Amidst a Pandemic

July 22, 2020

G3P Fellows Visit Philadelphia

IVLP Alumni Spotlight: Strengthening U.S.–Japan Government Bonds

July 8, 2020

Amina and fellow IVLP alumni with TGA Board Member John Harper at their Toast the Travelers Reception

IVLP Alumni Spotlight: Volunteering from Oklahoma to Kazakhstan