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Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study

YES Scholars live with Iowa host families, attend Iowa high schools, and gain Iowa values over this 10 month, life-changing program.

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2014-2015 YES Students

Natalie (Israel - Arab Communities) with her host family, the Gradovilles.

Ukraine Group 2014

IRIS hosted a World Learning Participant Training Program entitled "Tolerance and Diversity to Strengthen a Democratic Society" in 2014 with professionals from Ukraine.

ISGLC 2015

Each year, IRIS's YES students gather with other exchange students living in Iowa for the Iowa Student Global Leadership Conference to share their diverse perspectives on global issues and to learn skills to take back to their home countries.

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Donate to IRIS

Help support what we are doing by making a donation to IRIS INC through JustGive.org.

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Become a Host

IRIS could not function without the help of numerous volunteers who generously open their homes to our international visitors.

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Volunteer at IRIS

volunteer in our office, and spread the word about the great things IRIS is doing to promote international understanding, development, and peace in Iowa and abroad.

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IRIS is a nonprofit, non-religious organization founded in 1993. Its mission is to promote international understanding, development, and peace.  

Through several grant programs, IRIS brings students, journalists, business people, educators, and government leaders to Iowa from Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia.

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