Partners new Youth Program in Paraguay

The US Department of State has chosen Partners of the Americans to implement an exchange between the United States and Paraguay.

• The central theme to the Paraguay program is Environment and Climate Change complemented with the sub-themes of Dialogue and Debate, Community Service and Leadership Development
• The program will include 21 U.S. participants (18 youth and 3 adult mentors) traveling to Paraguay during July of 2013
• The delegation will first spend 5 days in Washington DC for the Leadership Program component
• The entire delegation of 21 participants will travel to three communities in Paraguay: Asuncion, Encarnación and Ciudad del Este for approximately 3 weeks.
• Partners will select youth from all states.

Tentative timeline:

November – February: Recruitment

March – April: Selection

May – June: Orientation and Logistics

July: Travel

August – September: Follow-on

If you have any questions regarding the American Youth Leadership Program, please contact Melissa Golladay at mgolladay@partners.net or Abraham Cisne at acisne@partners.net.

 

Sarah Stern Among Top 10 College Women

Check out this article in glamor magazine naming Sarah Stern one of the top 10 college women.  Sarah received the KPP Scholarship for studying in Paraguay as an intern with the Fundacion Paraguaya.

http://www.glamour.com/inspired/2012/04/top-10-college-women-2012-sarah-stern?fb_ref=social_fblike&fb_source=home_multiline