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Accountable Governance Delegation from Serbia
January 30, 2017
Chicago, IL: Members of Parliament
Columbus, OH: Members of Parliament
Serbia
Accountable Governance – Role of Legislatures: Programming for the legislator delegations allows the delegates to meet with their American counterparts; attend committee meetings and legislative sessions; and learn how their counterparts interact with relevant executive agencies, advocacy groups, and constituents. Programming for the “mixed” delegations of legislators, legislative staff, and legislative administrators focuses on the operations of a legislature, on how legislatures receive independent information and analysis to support decision-making, and on constituent services.
Social Issues Delegation from Russia
November 30, 2016
Fayetteville, AR: Russia: Urban Environment
St. Louis, MO: Russia: Independent Media
Russia

Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the United States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for special populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused, neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions).

Rule of Law Delegation from Kosovo
November 9, 2016
LaCrosse, WI: Kosovo: Domestic and Gender-based Violence: Victim Rights
Kosovo

Civic Rule of Law: Programs aimed at legal professionals in the fields of legal education, juvenile justice, and legal advocacy for underserved populations should provide delegates with the opportunity to see how these issues are dealt with in the United States at the national level and enable the delegates to explore these issues in-depth with their American counterparts at the local level.

Accountable Governance Delegation from Armenia
November 2, 2016
Grenada Hills, CA: Armenia: Young Professionals and Youth in the Elections Process
Armenia

Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.

Accountable Governance Delegations from Russia
October 26, 2016
Montclair, NJ: Russia: Young Professionals; US-Russia Partnerships (Cherepovets/Sheksna)
White Bear Lake, MN: Russia: Young Professionals; US-Russia Partnerships (Krasnoyarsk-Enisei)
Portland, ME: Russia: Young Professionals; US-Russia Partnerships
Rochester, NY: Russia: Young Professionals; US-Russia Partnerships
Russia

Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.

Accountable Governance Delegations from Kazakhstan and Russia
October 19, 2016
Huntsville, AL: Kazakhstan: Building Capacity in Civil Society
Seattle, WA: Russia: Media
Kazakhstan and Russia

Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.

Accountable Governance Delegations from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia
October 5, 2016
Fredericksburg, TX: Azerbaijan: Entrepreneurship and Tourism Management
Mauston, WI: Kazakhstan: Entrepreneurship in Small Towns
Arvada, CO: Kazakhstan: Maker Spaces
West Springfield, MA: Russia: Think Tanks (Novgorod)
Boise, ID: Russia: Young Professionals, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia

Accountable Governance: Local programs on accountable governance emphasize the legislative process, administrative capacity-building, transparency, service delivery, financing of government services, media relations, community development, and environmental management.

Social Issues Delegations from Georgia and Tajikistan
September 29, 2016
Hendersonville, NC: Georgia: Social Inclusion
Lincoln, NE: Georgia: Social Inclusion
Burlington, VT: Georgia: Governance and Use of Public Space
Albuquerque, NM: Tajikistan: Young Professionals and Youth in Civil Society
San Diego, CA: Tajikistan: Women in Border Security
Georgia and Tajikistan

Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the United States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for special populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused, neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions).

Social Issues Delegations from Azerbaijan and Ukraine
September 21, 2016
Cookeville, TN: Azerbaijan: Education Administration
Lawrence, KS: Ukraine: Innovation in Secondary and Higher Education
Roseburg, OR: Ukraine: Inovation in Secondary and Higher Education
Azerbaijan and Ukraine

Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the United States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for special populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused, neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions).

Social Issues Delegations from Ukraine
September 14, 2016
Corvalis, OR: Ukraine: Maternal and Perinatal Care
Lafayette, IN: Ukraine: Public Health and Rehabilitation Programs
Albany, NY: Ukraine: Serving Disabled Veterans
Jacksonville, FL: Ukraine: Telemedicine
Ukraine

Social Issues: Open World will invite mixed delegations of legislators, executive branch and NGO officials, and other community leaders to the United States to see how their counterparts here work to address social services delivery and funding issues. Programs should enable delegates to learn on-site about the operations, structure, and funding of leading public and private social service agencies; job-shadow their professional counterparts; meet with legislators and legislative staff to discuss social services issues, legislation, and funding; and meet with NGO leaders who work with or advocate for special populations (e.g., disabled, elderly, or economically disadvantaged citizens; adoptive families and children in the foster care system; abused, neglected, or abandoned children; victims of domestic violence; substance abusers; and those with life-threatening diseases and conditions).

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