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    YES Students in Art
    • Oct 20, 2017
    • 2 min

    YES Students in Art

    Where do you find your inspiration? What does it turn into? For two of our YES students, their inspiration comes from people and...
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    Naufal’s Story: How Volunteering Can Change A Life
    • Oct 17, 2017
    • 3 min

    Naufal’s Story: How Volunteering Can Change A Life

    As a part of each student’s year abroad, the student must complete some sort of volunteer service. Naufal, one of our YES students this...
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    Haider’s Year Abroad
    • Oct 13, 2017
    • 2 min

    Haider’s Year Abroad

    IRIS thanks all of our host families past and present for giving our YES students the opportunity of a year abroad. Your generosity and...
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    Nigerian YES Alumni Clean Public Library
    • Oct 10, 2017
    • 2 min

    Nigerian YES Alumni Clean Public Library

    Youth Exchange and Study (YES) alumni all across the globe continue efforts to improve their communities and their countries. From...
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    October YES Student of the Month
    • Oct 2, 2017
    • 2 min

    October YES Student of the Month

    Our Youth Exchange and Study (YES) students are all uniquely talented. These traits are what make them stick out among the crowd and...
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    YES Alumna Named Winner of 2017 120 Under 40 Competition
    • Sep 26, 2017
    • 2 min

    YES Alumna Named Winner of 2017 120 Under 40 Competition

    As YES alumni return to their home countries every year, they continue efforts in helping resolve issues within their field of interest....
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    Tanzanian Alumni Excited to Welcome New Executive Committee
    • Sep 22, 2017
    • 2 min

    Tanzanian Alumni Excited to Welcome New Executive Committee

    In late August, the Tanzania YES Alumni Association (TAYAA) held its second annual general meeting. This brought many new and exciting...
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    Adel Rotary Club Funds Scholarship for South Sudan Woman
    • Sep 5, 2017
    • 1 min

    Adel Rotary Club Funds Scholarship for South Sudan Woman

    While the picture isn’t the best quality, anyone can see that IRIS Executive Director, Del Christensen (center), was all smiles as he...
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    How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha with Your Exchange Student
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 2 min

    How to Celebrate Eid al-Adha with Your Exchange Student

    Studying abroad, many foreign exchange students may be celebrating their culture’s holidays and traditions for the first time away from...
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    YES Students Share Their First Day of School Experiences
    • Aug 25, 2017
    • 5 min

    YES Students Share Their First Day of School Experiences

    As schools across the country got back into the swing of things this week, our 2017-18 YES participants swung at a new target: school in...
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