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US Approves 259 Grants To IVLP Alumni From 103 Countries

The United States Government has approved the release of the 2023 awards of 259 small grants to International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Alumni in 103 countries.

This was made known in a Media Note by the Office of the Spokesperson, U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC, on Friday, July 21, 2023.

According to the Media Note, "In 2023, as part of ongoing efforts to increase the global impact of U.S. Department of State exchange programs, the Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) will award 259 small grants to recent International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) alumni from 103 countries. 

"The IVLP is the Department’s premier professional exchange program, bringing current and emerging foreign leaders in a variety of fields to the United States to experience it firsthand and cultivate lasting relationships with their American counterparts. 

"ECA’s IVLP Impact Awards initiative provides follow-on support to alumni to build on their exchange experience in the United States and implement innovative and meaningful projects to address challenges and promote opportunities in their home communities all over the world.

"The 2023 impact project themes will cover key U.S. and partner nation foreign policy priorities, including promoting media literacy and countering disinformation, advancing climate solutions, supporting democratic governance, and more. 

"Individual alumni will receive up to $5,000 each to implement their projects. Since the IVLP Impact Award initiative’s launch in 2022, over 200 IVLP alumni recipients have implemented impact projects, inspired by their exchange experience in the United States, to effect positive changes at home.

"The IVLP Impact Awards is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and is supported in its implementation by Meridian International Center," the Media Note stated.

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  1. AnonymousJuly 24, 2023 at 6:27 PM

    Very interesting and commendable to U S.Government and exchange Alumni under IVLP for bringing joy ,peace ,love and good development around the world.

    We shall equally appreciate if such hand of love is extended to FTEAAA , Nigeria to impact on education and technology at the same time.

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