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U.S. Justice System: Protecting Women and Children
Guaranteeing the legal rights of women and children remains a top human rights concern for governments around the world. This multi-regional IVLP exchange featuring 20 law enforcement, governmental, and human…
Creative Economy and Entrepreneurship Incubators
After facing economic hardship with the decline of its traditional steel making and manufacturing industries, Cleveland today has transformed itself into a hub for entrepreneurship. As a result, a group…
Transparency and Accountability in Government (A Project for Malaysia)
CCWA will be hosting visitors from Malaysia on a program to outline the role and structure of ethics in government in the United States, similarities and differences in approaches of…
Interfaith Dialogue and Religious Freedom
Home to nearly 1,200 churches, 90 of which are nationality churches,Β Cleveland is a pluralist community of a diverse-array of faith groups and religious institutions. In this exchange program, a group…
Women Entrepreneurs: Alumni as Economic Multipliers
Entrepreneur.com called Cleveland one of the country's "top five unexpectedly thriving startup scenes." The visitors of this program are previous alumni of State Department exchange programs that have been important…
Transparency and Accountability in Government (Regional Project)
CCWA will be hosting local government officials, civil society leaders, policy analysts, and journalists from Latin America on a project exploring efforts to improve public transparency. The program will outline…
Sustainable Connectivity: Port Infrastructure
Over $3 billion worth of economy activity is tied to the Port of Cleveland. Through the International Visitor Leadership Program, port operators, managers, and engineers from Indonesia will have an…
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the United States (Project for China)
Visitors from China will explore the U.S. system of capitalism in a urban environment where private enterprise is supported through a variety of public-private partnerships, academic institutions, and incubator spaces.…
Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (A Project for Libya)
The city of Cleveland has been notable for its recent startup activity and economic development especially targeting small businesses. In this program, visitors from Libya will explore the many facets…
Water Resources Mangement
As efforts continue to grow to protect shared water resources that are at risk from pollution, depletion, population growth and rainfall changes, international visitors will travel to Cleveland to focus…
Ending Gender-Based Violence
International visitors will travel to Cleveland to review best practices in providing care to victims of violence and the legal process for prosecuting and trying domestic violence cases in court.…
After-School Programming in STEAM
Six librarians and educators from Egypt will be in the U.S. to explore out-of-school learning environments and the most modern educational and instructional techniques that accelerate student learning in STEAM…