The Community Engagement Exchange Program is a transformational year-long leadership development program designed to enable civil society leaders, age 20-27, to make a difference in the areas of civic dialogue and peacebuilding, open and participatory government, women and gender, resilience and sustainable development, and youth engagement. It includes a year-long fully-funded three-month practicum at an NGO in the United States, intensive online and in-person training, and mentorship to develop a civil society project in your community. More details.

  • Pre-Departure Orientation: August 2021
  • Travel to the USA: October 2021 – January 2022
  • Project implementation: January – August 2022

Visit https://cee.irex.org to apply. Application deadline is December 24, 2020 at 6:00 am CET (midnight Dec. 23rd in the USA)

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