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| History of the Community Connections Program |
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Community Connections is one of the longest run and largest exchange and
training programs between the United
States and the Former Soviet Union. Currently
operating in 11 countries, there are more than 5000 alumni of the program in Russia alone.
- 1994, program begins with State Department as ‘Business for Russia.’ 1300
Russian Entrepreneurs travel in first two years of program.
- 1996, program name changed to Community Connections, professional groups
added, Moldova and Ukraine added.
- 1997, Belarus, Georgia, Armenia added to program.
- 2005, more than 10000 Alumni have participated in the program, more than
half of those from Russia.
- 2005, Program transferred from the State Department to USAID
administration, additional countries in Eurasia
added.
- 2005, World Learning, and subcontractors Project Harmony, ACIE, and CSED
awarded program.
- Project Harmony finishes recruiting of their first USAID Community Connections groups:
- February 28, 2006 – Russia group travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- March 14, 2006 - Georgia group travels to Chicago, Illinois.
- April 19, 2006 - Azerbaijan group travels to Detroit, Michigan.
- April 25, 2006 - Armenia group travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- July 12, 2006 - Ukraine group travels to Charlotte, North Carolina.
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| Announcement | We are now recruiting for the group:
The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Community
Development
Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaevo-Cherkessia, Chechnya, Dagestan,
Ingushetia
Travel Dates:February 17 – March 10, 2011
Participant Application
Application deadline - October 8, 2010
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| Announcement | We are now recruiting for the group:
Rights of the Disabled
Samara Oblast
Participant Application
Deadline for application is September 23, 2010
more...
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| Annual Report - 2008 | | Attention! Community Connections Annual Report – 2008 is published on the website. 12 groups from Russia participated in training programs in 10 states. Twelve host organizations prepared professional and cultural programs for 118 Russian specialists. The program results are reviewed in the Annual Report – 2008! |
| Program's results | Alumni of the Community Connections program participate in an online survey, which is administered six months after they completed the program. The goal of the survey is to evaluate the effectiveness of the program and to allow alumni to share news of projects and achievements they have implemented as a result of what they learned from the program. Read about alumni survey results.
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| Contact Info | Project Harmony, Inc., Russia
5 Pyzhevskiy Per., Office 400,
Moscow 119017, Russia
Tel/fax: (7- 499) 788-92-91
ccfrussia@ph-int.org
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