K-12
Global Nomads Group – Overcoming Bias in AI U.S. & MENA
Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Overcoming Bias in AI connects middle and high school-aged youth for a virtual exchange about bias in AI developed by youth designers through an internship with GNG’s Content Creation Lab. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12 (virtual exchange participants), Undergraduate (youth design interns)
- Locations: United States, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia
- Time Frame: For youth design interns: up to eight hours/week over 12-14 weeks. For virtual exchange experience participants: two-four hours/week over four weeks
International Foundation for Training and Development (IFTD) – Youth for Sustainable Development Goals U.S. & MENA
Youth for Sustainable Development Goals joins American, Egyptian, Moroccan, and Tunisian high school-aged youth for collaboration on projects that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on education quality, inequality reduction, and sustainable partnerships. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
- Locations: United States
- One to three hours/week for eight weeks
Marshall Legacy Institute – Peace Through Sport U.S. & MENA
The Marshall Legacy Institute’s (MLI) Peace Through Sport connects young Americans and Yemenis, between the ages of 14-19, through the commonality of sports culture to identify and discuss shared values and goals. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12; Undergraduate
- Locations: United States
- Time Frame: Eight weeks from January-February, April-May, July-August, and October-November 2025
The New York Academy of Sciences – Junior Academy U.S. & MENA
The New York Academy of Sciences’ Junior Academy brings together a passionate community of problem-solvers made up of talented students, STEM experts, and organizations around the world dedicated to designing innovative solutions to global challenges. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8; High School/Grades 9-12
- Locations: United States, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, and United Arab Emirates.
- Time Frame: Four to six hours/week for 10 weeks
World Learning – The Experiment Digital (Leadership in STEM) U.S. & MENA
World Learning’s The Experiment Digital Leadership in STEM equips high school-aged youth to leverage their interests and skills in STEM to achieve personal and professional goals while giving back to their community. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
- Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
- Time Frame: At least four hours/week over six weeks; June-July
World Learning – The Experiment Digital (Climate Change and The Environment and English-Spanish Language Exchange) U.S. & Latin America
World Learning’s The Experiment Digital has two offerings for high school-aged youth in the U.S. and Latin America: Climate Change and The Environment and English-Spanish Language Exchange. In Climate Change and The Environment, participants explore the intersectionality between climate change and their communities and design projects to address ecological restoration, community resilience, and/or societal inequity. In the English-Spanish Language Exchange, participants learn how to read short paragraphs, converse about their daily lives, and write descriptive passages in both English and Spanish. Learn more here.
- Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12
- Locations: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
- Time Frame: Climate Change and the Environment: Eight weeks (two to four hours/week); English-Spanish Language Exchange: Eight weeks (two to four hours/week)
Higher Education
Global Nomads Group – Overcoming Bias in AI U.S. & MENA
Global Nomads Group’s (GNG) Overcoming Bias in AI connects middle and high school-aged youth for a virtual exchange about bias in AI developed by youth designers through an internship with GNG’s Content Creation Lab. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Middle School/Grades 6-8, High School/Grades 9-12 (virtual exchange participants), Undergraduate (youth design interns)
- Locations: United States, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Tunisia
- Time Frame: For youth design interns: up to eight hours/week over 12-14 weeks. For virtual exchange experience participants: two-four hours/week over four weeks
Marshall Legacy Institute – Peace Through Sport U.S. & MENA
The Marshall Legacy Institute’s (MLI) Peace Through Sport connects young Americans and Yemenis, between the ages of 14-19, through the commonality of sports culture to identify and discuss shared values and goals. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: High School/Grades 9-12; Undergraduate
- Locations: United States
- Time Frame: Eight weeks from January-February, April-May, July-August, and October-November 2025
Millenium Campus Network – Millennium Fellowship U.S.-MENA Exchange U.S. & MENA
Millenium Campus Network’s Millennium Fellowship U.S.-MENA Exchange connects undergraduate students from universities across the Middle East and North Africa and the United States in a virtual environment where they engage in leadership development training, cross-cultural dialogue, and collaboration on projects aimed at advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Learn more.
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- Locations: United States, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.
- Time Frame: Three hours/week for four months.
Soliya – Global Circles U.S. & MENA
Soliya’s Global Circles bring together young adults and professionals for two-week discussions by facilitators trained in dialogue and conflict resolution, with a particular focus on the impact of globalized technologies on society, and is open to direct enrollment. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
- Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
- Time Frame: Two and a half-hour live exchanges/week over two weeks; February, March, April, June, September, October, November
United Planet – Youth2Youth Impact Investing U.S. & MENA
United Planet’s Youth2Youth Impact Investing empowers young individuals worldwide to foster sustainable and inclusive economic development through youth-led social entrepreneurship and leverage impact investing principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to become leaders in creating meaningful economic opportunities and driving positive change in their communities. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
- Locations: United States, Iraq, Syria
- Time Frame: Five to seven hours/week over seven weeks
World Learning – STEAM Innovations U.S. & MENA
World Learning’s STEAM Innovations effectively prepares college-aged youth from Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and the United States for successful exploration of future STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) specialties and careers, while fostering cross-cultural understanding and equipping them with critical skills, a global perspective, and the ability to contribute meaningfully to their communities. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate
- Locations: United States, Algeria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia
- Time Frame: Four to six hours/week over eight weeks
Young Adult
Soliya – Global Circles U.S. & MENA
Soliya’s Global Circles bring together young adults and professionals for two-week discussions by facilitators trained in dialogue and conflict resolution, with a particular focus on the impact of globalized technologies on society, and is open to direct enrollment. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
- Locations: Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen
- Time Frame: Two and a half-hour live exchanges/week over two weeks; February, March, April, June, September, October, November
United Planet – Youth2Youth Impact Investing U.S. & MENA
United Planet’s Youth2Youth Impact Investing empowers young individuals worldwide to foster sustainable and inclusive economic development through youth-led social entrepreneurship and leverage impact investing principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals to become leaders in creating meaningful economic opportunities and driving positive change in their communities. Learn more.
- Participant Age Group: Undergraduate, Graduate, Young Adult
- Locations: United States, Iraq, Syria
- Time Frame: Five to seven hours/week over seven weeks