2018 Global Impact Award Event
CCWA's 2018 Global Impact Award honors Senator George J. Mitchell Β for his distinguished career as a peacemaker. Senator Mitchell will receive CCWAβs Global Impact Award and will deliver the Brooks Emeny Distinguished LectureΒ and a Q & A session with attendees. CCWAβs signature event will be held on October 17, 2018, at the InterContinental Hotel Cleveland.…
Building Civil Society: Strategies for NGO Growth and Sustainability
Visitors from Brazil will travel to Cleveland to explore the diversity of the non-profit sector in the U.S. and the dynamic relationships between business, government, and non-governmental organizations. In order to gain insight into nonprofit management and capacity building, visitors will engage in a workshop in addition to meetings with the Cleveland Foundation, Urban League,…
Advocacy and Integration for Special Needs Education
This program focuses on social integration and supportive schooling for children with special needs. Ukrainian visitors will see an array of programs and organizations in Cleveland that work to ensure a positive environment for special needs children, prevent abuse, promote skill-building/employment opportunities, provide resources for those struggling with disabilities, and involve them in the community.…
U.S.-China Relations: The Slow Economic War
Cleveland Council on World Affairs Presents: A Foreign Policy ForumΒ Join CCWA as we host Thomas Hout, Visiting Professor at Middlebury Institute of International Studies, best-selling author, and career consultant, for a discussion of the economic relationship between the United States and China. Following a number of negotiations and tariff changes between the United States…
400 Years of Dutch-American and Transatlantic Relations
Join CCWA as we host Ambassador Henne Schuwer, the Dutch Ambassador to the United States, for an exciting discussion of America's lasting relationship with the Netherlands.Β Ambassador Schuwer will be addressing the historic ties between the United States and the Netherlands and our long-time partnership through NATO. Additionally, the Ambassador will discuss present day options…
Anti-Money Laundering
Since the Cuyahoga County corruption scandal was revealed nearly a decade ago, both local government and law enforcement agencies have been committed to preventing money laundering in addition to a wide-range of other financial crimes. AML experts and prosecutors from Vietnam will explore Northeast Ohio's counter-measures against fraud and methods of promoting inter-agency cooperation. Meetings…
Happy Dog Takes on the World: Forecast Calls For… A Global Trade War?
In October, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its global growth forecast, as tensions between the United States and its trading partners continues to escalate. IMF predicts the global economy will increase 3.7 percent - down from an initial estimate in April of 3.9 percent - due to several potentially disruptive trade policies: the US-Mexico-Canada…
Combating Trafficking in Persons
Five visitors from Oman will be exploring local, Cleveland-based resources that assist human trafficking victims, prosecuting human trafficking cases, raising awareness of human trafficking, and more. The program will address the work and cross-collaboration of governmental agencies, student initiatives, community nonprofits, and other organizations in fighting the issue of human trafficking. International Visitor Leadership (IVLP)…
Youth Outreach: Conflict Resolution & Empowerment
Visitors from France will discuss the best methods of engaging youth in community organizations and grassroots advocacy groups that foster youth leadership skills and engage young people through education, economic opportunity and civic participation.Β This program will focus on empowering local youth, discussion of social/ethnic diversity in schools, and understanding youth identity/individualism. International Visitor Leadership (IVLP)…
Education Reform in the United States
Six educators, school administrators, and university-based researchers from China, will be traveling to Cleveland to learn how local government and school districts work creatively to address challenges in today's education system. The program will highlight the role of public school boards and universities in addressing education reform, including sexual harassment, nepotism, academic dishonesty, and integration…
Global Health Challenges in 2018
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs is pleased to host Dr. Nizar Zein, Chairman and Medical Director of Global Patient Services at the Cleveland Clinic, for a Foreign Policy Forum on the topic of global health. Dr. Zein will explore today's top challenges in global health care and international medicine. Additionally, Dr. Zein will pay…
Promoting Peace and Tolerance Among Educated Youth
This project for Pakistan will connect visitors to Cleveland resources that will highlight the role of universities in either peace, tolerance, and messaging around anti-radicalization, intolerance, and extremism.Β Visitors will meet with government, academic, faith-based, and secular organizations to discuss their role in combating violent extremism especially for vulnerable populations. International Visitor Leadership (IVLP) Program…