Hosting Opportunity: Youth Ambassadors Brazil

CCWA is seeking families in the Cleveland area to host one or two students from Sunday, January 12- Wednesday, January 22, 2025. This is an exchange through the U.S. Department of State's Youth Ambassadors Latin America program. This program is for high school age students from various regions in Brazil to travel to the U.S.…

A New Direction or More of the Same? The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy

The Union Club 1211 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, United States

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is honored to host Richard Fontaine for the John A. Hellman Foreign Policy Forum. With strategic competition with China, ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, ever-growing climate crises, and a plethora of other pressing global issues, the United States faces a new era of geopolitical challenges that…

Young Professionals Immersive Workshop: How to Build a Refugee Camp

Cleveland Public Library - Louis Stokes Wing 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United States

Hosted by the Carter E. Strang Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC), CCWA’s popular How to Build a Refugee Camp workshop is back! This is a fantastic opportunity for young professionals to gain a better sense of the challenges refugees face, and how the international community can help. Elizabeth Colvin, CCWA's Director of Global Education, will…

Global Gauntlet 2025: CCWA’s World Trivia Challenge

Market Garden Brewery, 1947 West 25th St., Cleveland 1947 West 25th Street, Cleveland, OH, United States

Mark your calendars for an evening of world trivia, food, and prizes! Join us on Thursday, February 27th for our annual Global Gauntlet World Trivia Challenge! Teams of up to four compete to answer questions that test your knowledge of international affairs, current events, and foreign policy, while competing for great prizes from local businesses.…

Jóvenes en Acción: Mexico Youth Exchange Program

This summer CCWA is hosting a cohort of high school students from Mexico on a program called Jóvenes en Acción.  Each weekday the students are engaged in workshops and programming on leadership and social entrepreneurship. We are in need of home stay hosts to accommodate one or two students from July 10 - 21, 2025.…