U.S. Embassy Public Affairs Officer Ms. Dana L. Banks (center left) and Peace Corps Tanzania Country Director Andrea Wojnar-Diagne (center right) with 18 Tanzanian Secondary School students from Mtwara, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Dodoma, Kilimanjaro and Singida regions and their two teachers, Ms. Grace Mipawa (front left) and Mr. Herry Mukandi (front, second from left) who will participate in the Youth Leadership Exchange Program to be held in Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. from November through December 2011 and October through November 2012. The students and their teachers visited the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam recently for pre-departure orientation.
On November 21, 2011, Public Affairs Officer Dana L. Banks and Peace Corps Country Director Andrea Wojnar-Diagne welcomed 19 students and two teachers to the embassy prior to their trip to the United States of America under the Bold Leaders and States' 4-H International exchange programs.
The students will travel in two groups, ten from November through December 2011; and ten from October through November 2012. They will visit Denver, Colorado and Washington, D.C. as part of the program, and will be hosted by American families, schools, and communities, and have the opportunity to engage in leadership programs and activities with American youth and exchange participants from other countries.
Peace Corps Country Director Wojnar-Diagne urged the students to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the program to learn more about the world outside of their communities and to empower others following their return to Tanzania.
The experience that will be accrued from this program will have great impact if all of you share it will others in your communities. The Bold Leaders Program that has the potential to transform lives as evident from those who have participated previously. It is especially significant that participants are drawn from many regions across Tanzania, thereby providing a full and balanced representation of all Tanzanians."
Underscoring U.S. support for higher education in Tanzania, Education USA Advisor Ms. Frida Mwenegoha briefed the students on academic counseling programs offered by the embassy and services offered by the Information Resource Center. Cultural Affairs Assistant Mr. Honory A. Jerome provided a pre-departure briefing on the exchange programs' travel logistics.
Bold Leaders is a Social Profit organization with headquarters in Denver, Colorado dedicated to providing leadership development and training services for young people and adults all over the world. The program has served people, organizations and communities in Cambodia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Kenya, Nigeria, Northern Ireland, Slovakia, South Africa, Tanzania, Turkey, and the United States. For additional information please see: http://www.boldleaders.org/.
States' 4-H International Exchange Programs (S4-HIEP) a not-for-profit educational and cultural organization which provides international, educational, experiential opportunities for young people to develop positive cross-cultural attitudes and communication skills that encourage lifelong friendships, mutual understanding, and acceptance of all peoples. For additional information please see: http://states4hexchange.org/.
Mwende safari Amerika , na msije zamia huko kwa vile matatizo ya kiuchumi ni dunia nzima...heri Bongo mambo yakikataa una chuma kunde na mchicha bustani ya uchochoroni unakula!
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