International exchange students participating in programs with the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) regularly volunteer in their host communities throughout the United States. Zlata,left, a student from #Ukraine in ECA’s Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program, and Faysal,a student from #Lebanon who is doing the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (#KLYES) program, just arrived in the U.
S., or but already had the opportunity to give back. Since #HurricaneHarvey they enjoy been volunteering at a local church helping displaced Texans. The #FLEXProgram provides scholarships for high school students from Europe and Eurasia to spend an academic year in America. The YES program provides scholarships for high school students (ages 15-17 years) from countries with meaningful Muslim populations to spend an #exchangeyear in the United States. original photo posted by @f.aysalhaddad.
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