Stories of Citizen Diplomacy

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Our group was very mindful of the local culture, showing only respect and love to these children and their parents and leaders. Read Tina Williamson’s Story »

I have worked with the International Visitor Leadership Program since 1986. Read Joanne Clark’s Story »

The summer volunteer program, in which I participated this last summer (2010) was in an indigenous community in the mountains of Ecuador. Read Marisa Bernard’s Story »

I was privileged to get to know all of them by name and even learned about the large Iraqi refugee community in El Cajon placed... Read David Hines’ Story »

In 2009, The Honey Project partnered with our Sister City, Agogo, Ghana... Read The Greater Fort Lauderdale Sister Cities Int’l Story »

Georgene and her girlfriends founded Great Shape! Inc. in 1988 after the destruction of Hurricane Gilbert. Read Georgene Crowe’s Story »

All of Iskashitaa's projects and community relations have the underlying goal and ultimate result of increasing awareness... Read Barbara Eiswerth’s Story »

Gretchen is known in Jamaica as "Getrin". She's raised her own two children and taught thousands of kids in US schools. Read Gretchen Lee’s Story »

Those of us who take the trip are asked to bring along with us gifts for the children and those who are hospitalized. Read Dawn Sanders’ Story »

We girls share the experience of having been homeless and having begged for money on the streets. Read Mariana Madden’s Story »

21 years ago I took a trip to the Soviet Union as a part of a group to help the newly formed cooperatives with Western business skills. Read Carol Vipperman’s Story »

I have sung this song with 650 children from 26 different countries at the UNESCO auditorium in Paris for the 1998 Children's Summit... Read John Meldrum’s Story »

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