Promoting Transparent and Ethical Intercountry Adoptions, A project for Africa June 2021

In the beginning of June a group of visitors from Africa will virtually meet with the office of the Child Advocate to learn about why this office was created and how they are protecting children here in the state. We will also have the opportunity to offer a Virtual Social hour, where NH residents and our international visitors will have the opportunity to share an learn about each others culture.

Video Games for STEAM and Entrepreneurship A Project for the Western Hemisphere July 2021

NH is 1 of 4 American cites being brought together for a "Entrepreneurship: Indie/Distribution Presentation Series. Smaller studios and independent developer communities face three main challenges including: 1) funding; 2) development and; 3) distribution. This series will feature a few tremendous success stories and hear from experts on how to democratize distribution for game developers.

Transparency and Accountability in Government an Inter-Regional Project August 2021

In August NH will play virtual host to another “Transparency and Accountability in Government”. In these meetings they will learn about effective practices for open, and accessible government, civil society efforts toward government transparency and accountability and how NH works at implementing and enforcing “Right to Know” laws.

21st Century Changemakers: Trend Leaders Promote Social Media Discernment Among Youth a Inter-Regional Project for Europe and South and Central Asia August 2021.

In this virtual program WACNH will arrange a virtual meeting with Media Power Youth, a organization working to provide curricula, training, and workshops to build young people’s media literacy knowledge and critical-thinking skills through hands-on, engaging programs. Discussions will focus on strategies to create discerning consumers of media among youth.

IVLP PROGRAM UPDATE 

In the past year WACNH has worked to navigate the challenges of the pandemic by working with the Office of International visitors at the State Department and Global Ties. During this time we have rapidly and successfully started implementing IVLP Virtual Exchanges. While this will never replace in-person programming it is proving to be a valuable tool for future programming.

With many recent advances in vaccines the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State has set a potential date of October 1^st for in-person programming to resume.

Please note, the safety of US citizens as well as our international visitors is a top priority. Additional updates will be provided once more information is received.

Past virtual programs:

Not too Young To Run

Democracy & Electoral Processes

Creating Lasting Social Change

Current U.S. Social, Political & Economic Issues

Transparency & Accountability in Government

NGO's & Civic Activism

A comparative View of Local Governing

Education in the Digital Age

Domestic Violence Salon Series, IVLP Alumni project