Fares Amer (YES alumnus 2013-2014, Jordan) was accepted to the International Writing Program. The program is offered through the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop with funding
For three months Emmanuel Kpochi (YES alumnus 2012-2013) led an empowerment project for local women in the rural Nyambee community of North Bank, Nigeria. “My hope
Aisha Waziri, (YES alumna 2011-2012, Poughkeepsie, NY), was nominated for the 120 Under 40 New Generation of Family Planning Leaders grant. “My exchange year in
Since 2015 the Tanzania YES Alumni Association (TAYAA) has run a vocational training school. This school provides affordable training on 12 different topics ranging from
Each year, the Ida S. Kramer Essay contest calls upon students from the Quad Cities area to write an essay on the life of an individual
This month has been full of change for us at IRIS. We have moved offices, said goodbye to one staff member and welcomed one new
America provides many exchange students opportunities that would have been impossible in their home countries. For 2015-2016 exchange student Nehemiah Danjuma from Kaduna, Nigeria, that
By Abdul-Fatah Ibrahim, YES 2016-2017, Tanzania, hosted by Ayusa in Amity, OR. Reposted from http://www.yesprograms.org/stories/finding-a-second-home-in-the-u-s My exchange has been an incredible experience. I started as a stranger
Hudhaifat Hamdan, a 2014-2015 YES alumna (Lake Stevens, Washington) and recipient of a 2016 Global Grant, has used her advantage as an exchange alumna to
Almost two years ago, Jannat Abdallah packed her bags to make the trip of a lifetime. She said goodbye to all her family and friends in
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