Professional Exchange Experience in Cleveland Inspires Change in India
Each year, the Cleveland Council on World Affairs coordinates professional and learning exchanges – sponsored by the U.S. Department of State – for emerging leaders from around the world. As a result of the meetings, conversations, and experiences the international visitors have here in Cleveland, they are inspired to make a difference and take action […]
International Connections Fueling the Soul: A Conversation with Honey Bell-Bey
Through professional and learning exchanges, CCWA facilitates professional meetings with international visitors and their local counterparts. As a result of the meetings, conversations, and experiences that they have here in Cleveland, the international visitors are often inspired to take action in their home communities. CCWA is proud to facilitate these transformative experiences and do our […]
Citizen Exchanges Make a Difference for a Local Non-Profit Leader
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs nominated Danielle Drake for a U.S. Department of State-sponsored outbound exchange to India for three weeks in 2018. The Professional Fellows Program for Governance and Society welcomes emerging leaders from India, Pakistan, and Nepal to the U.S. for four-week fellowship programs, and selects a cohort of emerging U.S. nonprofit […]
The Power of Citizen Diplomacy
Citizen Diplomacy is the concept that individual citizens have the right, even the responsibility, to help shape U.S. foreign relations, “one handshake at a time.” Last month, CCWA took the national spotlight in celebrating the power of citizen diplomacy at the 2020 Global Ties U.S. National Meeting. The CCWA team represented Northeast Ohio at our […]
Building Bridges from Cleveland to Taiwan
On October 19, Kjell Aspelin, Amanda Bendis, and Sydney Heckeler disembarked from a twelve-hour flight. The three Cleveland high school students had just landed in Taiwan for a two-week trip to discover the country, its culture, and its music. For all of the students, it was their first time in Asia; for one of them, […]
Evening Reception and Forum with U.S. Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen
Join CCWA on Thursday, June 28, 2018, at the Drury Inn in downtown Cleveland, for a presentation by Jody Olsen, Director of the U.S. Peace Corps. Director Olsen will explore her experience in diplomacy, the Peace Corps, and her work in women’s empowerment and leadership. Location: The Drury Inn, Great Lakes Ballroom, 1380 East 6th St. Event […]
Announcing Global Hosting Opportunities
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is announcing three opportunities to bring the world to your home through the long-term Kosovo Youth Exchange Program (KYEP), or the short-term Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Programs (IYLEP) and the Jóvenes en Acción (Youth in Action) program. KYEP brings student leaders from Kosovo to study in area high […]