Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Inc

A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP NETWORK THAT FOSTERS A MORE PEACEFUL, PROSPEROUS & JUST WORLD.

GLOBAL PROGRAM:TWENTY-FOUR ASCENDANT LEADERS FROM 22 COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA, AFRICA, EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST AND SOUTH AMERICA PARTICIPATED IN EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS' FLAGSHIP GLOBAL PROGRAM BEGINNING WITH A VIRTUAL COMPONENT IN MAY 2021 AND A VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSON COMPONENT IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2021. THE FELLOWS WORKED WITH THEIR PROGRAM OFFICERS IN PHILADELPHIA TO DESIGN PROJECTS THAT WOULD PROVIDE SUSTAINED AND MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THE FELLOWS' COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECTS WERE FOCUSED ON A WIDE RANGE OF FIELDS INCLUDING EDUCATION, GENDER EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH CARE, DIPLOMACY, MEDIA PRODUCTION AND CULTURAL PRESERVATION. [CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O]TWO-THIRDS OF THIS COHORT OF FELLOWS OVERCAME CONSIDERABLE OBSTACLES TO TRAVEL TO THE US FOR IN-PERSON MEETINGS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPLORATION, INTERACTION AND EXCHANGE, CULMINATING WITH A SERIES OF EF EVENTS IN PHILADELPHIA IN OCTOBER.

GLOBAL FELLOWS NETWORK: THE GLOBAL FELLOWS' NETWORK FOSTERS CONTINUED CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT AMONG FELLOWS AROUND THE WORLD. EISENHOWER FELLOWS CURRENTLY HAVE ORGANIZED OVER 50 NATIONAL AND REGIONAL FELLOW CHAPTERS. CHAPTER MEMBERS ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS RECRUITING, HOLDING PRELIMINARY CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS, ORGANIZING REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND HOSTING INCOMING USA AND INTERNATIONAL FELLOWS. FELLOWS PROVIDE VISITING FELLOWS WITH BOTH HOME HOSPITALITY AND MENTORING. EF FELLOWS PARTICIPATE IN THE EF GLOBAL NETWORK COUNCIL (GNC). EF PRODUCES REGULAR NEWLETTERS AND ENCOURAGES FELLOWS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. [CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O]EF ALSO ASSISTS GLOBAL FELLOWS IN PROMOTING AND FACILITATING REGIONAL CONFERENCES AND EISENHOWER DAY OF FELLOWSHIP EVENTS. EF STAFF ALSO BEGAN TWO PROJECTS AIMED AT PRESERVING FELLOWS' HISTORY AND CONNECTION. IN SUMMER OF 2021 EF LAUNCHED THE ARCHIVE DIGITIZATION PROJECT TO SCAN AND CATALOG THE METADATA FOR THOUSANDS OF UNIDENTIFIED PHOTOS SITTING IN BOXES AND BINDERS IN THE BASEMENT OF THE EF HOUSE, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS UNMARKED DIGITAL PHOTOS ON CDS AND ON OUR SERVERS. WHEN COMPLETED, THE PROJECT WILL HELP STAFF MORE EASILY SEARCH AND LOCATE PHOTOS OF FELLOWS, TRUSTEES AND FRIENDS OF EF. ADDITIONALLY, IN LATE 2021 EF LAUNCHED THE NO FELLOW LEFT BEHIND PROJECT TO REACH OUT TO EVERY LIVING EISENHOWER FELLOW IN THE WORLD TO MAINTAIN AND REKINDLE THE GLOBAL NETWORK.

GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM:THIS IMPORTANT NEW DIMENSION OF EF'S PROGRAMS EXPOSES A NEW GENERATION OF YOUNGER AMERICAN LEADERS TO THE WORLD BEYOND US SHORES AND TO THE EF GLOBAL NETWORK. THIS UNIQUE PROGRAM SENDS RECENT AMERICAN COLLEGE GRADUATES TO EUROPE FOR A YEAR OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES LEADING TO A MASTER'S DEGREE. SCHOLARS COMPLETE THEIR MASTER'S DEGREES AT THE BLAVATNIK SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, FOCUSING ON PUBLIC SERVICE AND EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, AND AT THE SCHOOL OF GLOBAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT IE UNIVERSITY IN MADRID, FOCUSING ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP. SCHOLARS MEET WITH EISENHOWER FELLOWS AND DEVELOP LIFELONG CONNECTIONS TO A NETWORK OF LIKE-MINDED LEADERS. [CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O]THE SCHOLARS MAY BE OFFERED OPTIONAL SUMMER INTERNSHIPS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EF GLOBAL NETWORK. IN SEPTEMBER 2021, EF GATHERED FOR THE FIRST TIME ALL EIGHT SCHOLARS FROM THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE PROGRAM FOR MEETINGS WITH PROGRAM SPONSORS AND EISENHOWER FELLOWS.

OTHER PROGRAMS: IN ADDITION TO ITS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS ALSO OPERATES A USA PROGRAM, WHICH SENDS BETWEEN 10-12 U.S. CITIZENS ABROAD ANNUALLY. FELLOWS TRAVEL INDIVIDUALLY TO ONE OR TWO EF NETWORK COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, ONLY ONE USA FELLOW WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE PART OF HIS FELLOWSHIP TRAVEL IN 2021. EF'S USA AGRICULTURAL FELLOW TRAVELED TO FRANCE IN NOVEMBER 2021 TO EXPLORE HIS IDEAS ON THE FARM-TO-TABLE MOVEMENT, SUPPORTING YOUNG FARMERS AND HOW TO INCREASE FOOD EQUITY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. SINCE 2015, EISENHOWER FELLOWSHIPS HAS ALSO SENT 10 USA FELLOWS TO CHINA EACH YEAR UNDER A SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHINA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE (CEAIE) CALLED THE ZHI-XING CHINA PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH 10 ZHI-XING FELLOWS WERE SELECTED TO TRAVEL IN 2020, THE PROGRAM HAD TO BE POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC.IN AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE USA FELLOWS ENGAGED AND CONNECTED, THEY WERE INVITED TO ATTEND NUMEROUS SPECIAL ONLINE EVENTS AND SEMINARS AS WELL AS VARIOUS NETWORK FELLOW EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2021.