Citizen Diplomacy International Impact Report 2021 – 2022
Message from President & CEO Thank YOU for reaching out to international peers during our virtual year in 2021 and our return to in-person programming in 2022. You made it […]
Category: Stories
Impact: IVLP Profile A Global Moment in Time: Ya Fav Trashman
In one of our largest exchanges of the year, 70 global participants gathered on zoom to speak with Philadelphia sanitation hero Terrill Haigler AKA Ya Fav Trashman about how to raise […]
Impact: Citizen Diplomat Academy Year 1: March 2021-April 2022
Because of Covid-19, most school exchange programs have been put on hold since March 2020. Resulting in a loss in cross-cultural learning and international exposure. Starting in July 2020, Citizen […]
Impact: Sister Cities Profile – Jewish Heritage Museum in Frankfurt
Matthias Thoma is CEO of the Eintracht Museum in Frankfurt, one of our Sister Cities. His research is focused on educating the world about the history of Jewish heritage and […]
Impact: IVLP 2021 Program on Community Policing
If you asked us what an ideal exchange looks like, we would say “one that touches Philadelphians from every walk of life – government representatives, business leaders, students, and the […]
Impact: Promoting Higher Education
La Salle Supports International Students through College Admissions With nearly 200 international students from more than 50 nations, La Salle knows how important small class sizes can be to international […]
Impact: Empowering Youth to be Global Citizens
Thanks to you, we embarked on a new journey to support an expanded high school exchange program in 2017. With your help, the program has grown from 71 students to […]
Women in Diplomacy Ami Bharat Chheda
Ami Bharat Chheda is an emerging leader who wants to change the lives of youth in India. Ami visited Philadelphia for a month-long fellowship with Tomea A. Sippio-Smith, K-12 Education […]
Sports Diplomacy with American Football and Coaches from Russia
In October, Marla Axelrod, director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Philadelphia Eagles gave Russian football coaches and managers the experience of a lifetime by treating them to a […]
Impact: Creating Mutual Understanding
Promoting Social Change Through the Arts “I realize that I’ve just had an experience of a lifetime. I am not going to be the same again.” This was Ms. Siniatkina’s […]