A Year in Review: Solutions that helped us build forward, stronger together

December 27, 2022

While 2022 provided a return to normalcy on some fronts, it was not a year without challenges. Conflict, economic uncertainty, and extremism served as stark reminders that global societies foster complex issues. But these reminders also served to reaffirm our dedication—and the dedication of our participants—to find solutions together. As we close out the year, World Learning looks back at some of the stories featured, where human connections fostered greater understanding, innovative ideas built new communities, and education created new opportunities and stronger ways to collaborate.

From Kenya and Panama to the United States: How two Global UGRAD students formed a fast friendship

One is a law student from Kenya, the other is an aspiring educator from Panama. Yet when they both arrived at Keuka College in New York as part of the Global Undergraduate Exchange Program this fall, Samuel Njenga and Elian González Lara became fast friends.

IVLP delegates visit new model in resettlement

As part of World Learning’s International Visitors Leadership Program, a delegation of 10 migration professionals from Central and South America traveled to Vermont this summer to learn about a collaborative initiative between World Learning, School for International Training, and the Ethiopian Community Development Council. The New Vermonter Education Program is an innovative program in rural areas and is changing the paradigm populations in the United States.

WE Can Code Program Teaches Women’s Economic Empowerment with Newly Designed Book

World Learning is working to promote women’s equality through its pilot project WE Can Code, a women’s economic empowerment and career mentorship program in Jordan. “Strive: A Story About Pursuing Your Dreams” is an interactive narrative-based tool used in the program that helps teach young women critical life skills.

Third Cohort of Alumni Small Grants Empower Youth-Led Change

To empower youth to make change in their communities, World Learning, in collaboration with the Stevens Initiative, announced a third cohort of students to receive Alumni Small Grants. The recipients, who are all alumni of The Experiment Digital, received up to $500 along with tools, resources, and support to launch community-based projects that make a positive social change. Projects include providing language training for refugees, designing a community garden, and developing an online platform for multiracial youth to connect with each other.

Explore our Impact Report to learn more about how World Learning, School for International Training, and The Experiment in International Living participants, students, faculty, and staff have come together to build forward, stronger together, to create a brighter and better future for all this year.