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Welcome to the Global Youth Village

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Our 2010 Global Youth Village was filled with wonderful spirit, incredible staff and amazing participants. Youth from all over the world created bonds and friendship sure to last a lifetime.   So many stories were shared amongst youth about their backgrounds, culture, passions and their dreams.  Our hope is to always provide our participants an envioroment to develop a deeper [...]

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Global Talk

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25 Things American and Iraqi Teens Have in Common

July 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

 When we asked U.S and Iraqi teens participating in the Global Youth Village , this question, they said:
1) Dancing!  The Iraqis taught us Kurdish line dances , and we taught them the cha-cha slide
2) We all want the effects of war to be alleviated.
3) We want to learn about each other.
4) Competitive nature – we’re constantly playing games and [...]

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Leadership

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Summer Participants Volunteering at Local Soup Kitchen

This summer several students volunteered at the RAM House in Roanoke, VA.  The RAM house, also known as Roanoke Area Ministry, is a non-profit organization that serves the Roanoke... [Read more]


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Food For Thought

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Iraqi Participants make Dolma

Each year we have participants try their hand in the kitchen by making a dish for everyone during dinner.  This year our Iraqi participants made Dolma, a favorite Iraqi dish. ... [Read more]


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It Takes A Village

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Valuable Lessons learned at Folktale Night

Folktale Night Our talented participants engage in folktale night once every session.  Folktale night provides our participants a chance to express their creativity by dressing... [Read more]


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