From the Other Side of Exchanges

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Emerging Leaders of Pakistan 2013

Ever since I joined Meridian as an Atlas Corps Fellow, I have told everyone how excited I am to work on exchanges instead of being a participant in them. It has only been a little over two months and I have already worked on two consecutive exchanges- Emerging Leaders of Pakistan and Community Engagement: Art for Social Change.

After being a part of different exchanges and international programs, and after working on the aforementioned exchange programs, I have four tips for everyone who is going to be a part of an exchange program at some point in their life:

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Giving Thanks and Giving Back!

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Giving Tuesday Unselfie

By Meg Clifford Poole:

Part of what we do every day here at Meridian is provide a window to the world of the best that the U.S. has to offer, but also an insight to the challenges and realities facing leaders, their peers.  I am always struck at the end of an exchange program at how many participants comment that one of the strongest impressions they are taking home with them – regardless of their field – is the dynamic culture of philanthropy that exists here in the U.S.  Yesterday that was exemplified by the growing tradition of #Giving Tuesday.

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Exploring Washington DC

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Community Engagement- Art for Social Change

The US Consulate in collaboration with the Meridian International Center has developed a two week program “Community Engagement- Art for Social Change”. Fourteen artists from Pakistan were selected from different cities of Pakistan to become a part of the program. All the artists were selected on the basis of their art works which they produced during a workshop of two days at Lahore and of one week at Islamabad in conversation with the Migration series by Jacob Lawrence, who is an American artist. Continue