WHAT IS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS?

The Community Connections Program is a USAID program which offers home-stay based practical training opportunities in the U.S. for entrepreneurs, local government officials, legal professionals, non-governmental organization leaders and other professionals from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. It is administered in the Greater Philadelphia area by IVC's Center for International Development, with  funding by the Bureau for Europe and Eurasia at USAID.  Community Connections - Linking Philadelphia with Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan is a collaborative effort between the United States Government and the Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Azeri and Kyrgyz Governments.  This happens through intensive three to five-week technical training programs in the U.S.

The Community Connections Program  is administered by World Learning for International Development and it could not exist without the generosity of business and community hosts from the Greater Philadelphia area.  

The following were the most recent programs administered by IVC of Philadelphia:

Capacity Building for Media Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Almaty Region, Kazakhstan
November 28, 2007 through December 19, 2007

Investigative Journalism and Corruption Prevention Program  

Rostov Region, Russian Federation

April 19, 2007 through May 10, 2007

Community Mobilization for HIV/AIDS Prevention, Care and Stigma Reduction

Samara Region, Russian Federation

February 28, 2006 through March 3,2006

 

 
For additional information about Community Connections, contact Ann Stauffer, IVC's Vice President, at 215.683.0988 or at ann.stauffer@phila.gov.