FLEXAlumniNorthKaz

The #FLEXAlumni Program serves over 27,000 alumni worldwide. It's an @ECAatState program, implemented by American Councils (@AC_Global).

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Challenge of the day!
Super-zooming to our Slytherin 'Nazerin' group mentor, Nazerke'11 from Kazakhstan at #CAFAW19!

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Day-3 at #CAFAW19 🌟🌟🌟
We are starting pff today with monitoring and evaluating session with @davidmalana.
On our way to FLEX-Ability follow-on grants!

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And the winners of an exceptionally creative team project name are...
#CAFAW19

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#CAFAW19 Birthday is a DREAM!
As the Slytherin House (one of the team names) started their journey in the city of Bishkek, their greatest supporter was a local alumna Aya, who knew exactly how to get us places.
Happy Birthday🌟🌟🌟

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'You need an action plan. We have the ingredients, and now our task is to make a meal' says @davidmalana, the extraordinary PDM trainer at #CAFAW19.

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#FLEXAlumni saw the local White House, Manas Monument, Chingiz Aitmatov Square and the Clock Tower.
All while talking to over 50 people!
#CAFAW19 is rocking it with five countries represented!

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Scavenger Hunt in 🇰🇬
Three hours of intensive needs assessment and elaborate city-tour in Bishkek!
#CAFAW19

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'The distribution of news on social media benefits people, as they become more aware economically, politically and socially' is the first statement shared by Victoria Ostryanina'17.

#CAFAW19

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Breakout debates practicum!

Resolution of the hour: This house regrets the rise of Social Media as a primary source of news distribution.

#CAFAW19

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'This is definitely nothing like I have experienced before. A new style of debating, and I feel super excited' shares participant Anel Zhuvanishbayeva'18.

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Day-1 of Debates!
#FLEXAlumni from five Central Asian countries gathered together at the Damas Hotel for #CAFAW19 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan!
They are here to DISCOVER their debating skills, IMPROVE their knack for public speaking and ACCESS the ultimate FLEX Alumni spirit!

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FLEX Spirit comes first!
Say hi to our largest group from Re-entry in the capital😍😇🐥

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Another Public Speaking workshop in the capital city!
This time - in collaboration with senior alumna Malika'96, alumni coordinator joined the 'You can' camp!

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EducationUSA Leadership Camp in progress!
Our alumna Aliya'17 led a session on Public Speaking for around 50 teenagers from Kazakh-Turkish schools for boys.

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Anna'06 from Pavlodar visited her Carmen High School in order to become a better teacher. She is the CEO of the organization that facilitates English Access Microscholarship program for 30 teenagers.

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Our West Re-Entry featured volunteering at the Regional Children's Hospital with an English Idioms Workshop. Around twenty kids learned 15 popular phrases and how to use them in a sentence.
Wonderful #FLEXCR Nazira'18 arranged this opportunity for 16 #FLEXalumni from 3 cities.

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Moreover, we, as a big FLEX family, helped each other to reverse the culture shock and find the positive things of everything and remember that it's not better, it's not worse, it's just DIFFERENT!' shares Saida'19.

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Re-Entry Volume 2!
'It's obvious that for every FLEX Alum today has been an amazing day. This day every single of us so much SPECIAL people that understand your every experience in the US.

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Capital city welcomed 30 newly returned #FLEXAlumni from eight cities for the first round of re-entry seminars in Kazakhstan.
In just one day we got to look back, understand what has changed, volunteer as PROs at @zamandas21🌟 and attend the Farewell and Welcome New AC Dinner😍

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Happy 4th of July!
Our #FLEXAlumni family is celebrating today together with @usinkz in the capital city!