Alternative Break in the Amazon: Get to Know Santarém
In May 2019, Sierra Viands traveled to Brazil to serve and learn with Amizade as part of a group from…
Archive for August 23, 2019 | Amizade
A Tree Grows in Williamson: Seeking Sustainability in Appalachia
This article was originally published on The Fulbright Program blog and is republished here with their permission. Back in May,…
Alumni Impact: An Inspiring Alternative Break in Puerto Rico
In March 2019, Emersen Dodge, a Physiology and Spanish major from the University of Wyoming, traveled to Puerto Rico as…
Alumni impact: How Appalachia influenced me
In April 2017, as part of a group of students from the prestigious Fulbright Program, Kinga Zsofia Horvath traveled to Appalachia…
Seeing myself for the first time
In 2010, Ruby Maddox, a student majoring in Public Policy in Urban Communities and Political Science, wanted to connect her…
My Stretching Latin Adventure
Recently, Amizade Ghana alumna and Virginia State University student Verlisha Brandon went on her first ever solo expedition outside of…
Believe in the power of global education
On November 27th, Amizade participated in Give Big Pittsburgh, the annual day of giving in the city of bridges organized…
Why I interned at Amizade
Lucy Crelli, a recent undergraduate student of the Rhode Island School of Social Design, spent an insightful season interning in…
Meeting with a Navajo Code Talker
Recently, Amizade volunteer Theresa Ferraro alongside her friends from Weatherby Healthcare traveled with Amizade to the Navajo Nation for a…
Announcing the third year of Fulbright-Amizade in Appalachia
It is our great pleasure to announce that Amizade and the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange…