Since the Fellowship’s inception in 2014, Alumni have been joining forces to make a difference and share strategies for amplifying impact in their communities across...
Voices of Exchange Podcast: Jumping Out of Water
On this episode, Reciprocal Exchange participant Gail Prensky, a U.S. arts envoy exchange alumna and documentary filmmaker, speaks about her work shedding light on the...
Supporting Farmers Through Renewable Energy
The theme of Earth Day 2021 is “Restore Our Earth,” highlighting emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems.
Building a Comprehensive Approach to Climate Change
As a climate advocate and lawyer, Marie-Josée Houenou understands the critical need for concrete action plans to combat the adverse effects of climate change.
Working for Women’s Financial Empowerment in CAR
To address low financial literacy among women in Central African Republic, 2016 Fellowship Alumna Olive Michele Dol-Somse founded Bekilita, a social enterprise that educates, trains...
NGO donates mobility aids to 100 students in Ondo
2019 Fellowship Alumna Folajogun Akinlami's nongovernment organization, Differently Abled Foundation, donated walking aids and low vision writing aids for over one hundred students in schools...
Announcing Gates Foundation Generation Equality Forum Youth Grantees
Congratulations to N'zani Kassim Zani, 2019 Fellowship Alumna from Kenya, on her organization the Hijabi Mentorship Program recently being awarded a $50,000 grant from the...
American Impact Award: Bullets to Books
The inaugural American Impact Award event took place on March 17, presented by 2019 Reciprocal Exchange Participants Gail Prensky, Cindy Oxberry, Sean MacLaughlin, and Andy...
Preparing Deaf Mandela Washington Fellows for Their Program in the United States
The U.S. Department of State-sponsored National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) often receives questions about how colleges and universities can support international Deaf students....
U.S. Department of State Awards Malagasy Team $24,500 for “Women Break the Silence” Project
A team consisting of 2017 Fellowship Alumni Marie Christina Kolo and Rado Harintsoa Rakotosamimanana and 2019 Fellowship Alumnae Riambelo Onjaniaina Rasamimanana and Daniela Loberline Ratiarisoa...