This Open World program will benefit emerging voices on the rise represented through youth advocates, political leaders, and organizations from Yerevan and especially other regions. The 9 | P a g e emerging leaders selected to go would get first-hand exposure of how local politics works in the United States, how to develop an adaptive strategic framework, to expand the network, to strengthen the institutional capacity, to incorporate an issue-based approach in their planning, and to understand and exercise diverse engagement types for influence and impact. It would be a valuable exposure to issues that started at the local level by citizens or local interest groups and have made it all the way to the state and federal level thanks to strategic collaboration among local actors. This project will examine the emergence and expansion of young influencers in the United States that impact social change, the relationship they cultivate with various stakeholders, and the paths that take them to leadership roles in politics, business, and other spheres of life. Meetings, site visits, and workshops will explore best practices in fostering alliances, leadership development, strategic planning, social entrepreneurship, business innovation, and advocacy, capitalizing on technology and social media, public outreach, and engaging volunteer networks. The end goal would be to equip a group of Armenian emerging voices with new ideas based on their observations and discussions that would help them engage with local politics and develop innovative and practical plans and strategic frameworks to reinforce their engagement and to create meaningful impact in their communities using both digital and non-digital environments. The program would also enable young people to develop professional contacts in the United States, which could provide fruitful partnerships in the future.