YES Alumni Chapter Updates Jan. 07: Iraq

YES Alumni Receive Sister Cities International Global Youth Leadership Award

Iraq

With AMIDEAST YES program staff in company, two alumni from the class of '05, Shko and Botan, and four from the class of '06, Shalaw, Dleen, Diya and Mohammed met with the Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Education officials in Erbil. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce themselves, talk about their experience on the YES program, and address issues concerning their re-entry into Iraq and their high schools following their completion of the YES program.

On September 11th , AMIDEAST held an alumni lunch for YES LINC alumni. Alumni from both programs interacted and shared stories about their experiences in the U.S. YES and LINC students were very enthusiastic about participating in the promotion of the YES 2007-2008 program among their high school peers in Iraq.

The YES Alumni Newsletter for the Near East and Pakistan is produced by AMIDEAST. The YES scholarship program is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Cultural and Educational Affairs and administered by several organizations. AMIDEAST is part of a consortium that includes AYUSA International, ASSE, ASPECT Foundation, CCI, CIEE, iEARN, PIE, Sister Cities International, and YFU.

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