Stories and Opportunities

Many alumni and participants from the programs Amideast runs and supports look for opportunities to give back. For alumni of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program, which Amideast currently administers in ten countries in the MENA region, there are sometimes even opportunities to serve on the program itself.

The University of the People (UoPeople) is in the process of building a University of the People in Arabic to address the higher education crisis of refugees and other Arabic-speakers. They are looking for subject matter experts to help with course development as well as to fill other positions in building the university. 

Fulbright alumna from Lebanon, Sahar Assaf, pictured above in blue with Amideast staff, was recently profiled by the Middle East Institute (MEI) spoke at their special event in Washington, DC to discuss her latest theatrical production on sex trafficking of Syrian women in Beirut.

Did you participate in a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, like Fulbright, Tomorrow's Leaders, YES, and more? If so, check out this new opportunity to apply for funding!

Here's what the State Department has to say about the new Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund:

It’s amazing how much the Amideast community can accomplish in just one year! Join us as we share some highlight of our work in 2018, including the Youth Entrepreneurship Program in Egypt, community events for English Access students in Gaza and Iraq, Coding for Kids in Kuwait, a business summit in UAE, and more!

This story was originally publish on the YES program website on May 1, 2019. Elham is an alumna of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program funded by the US Department of State and administered in Bahrain by Amideast.