World Learning Impact Report 2016

NOW MORE THAN EVER
IMPACT REPORT
A PATH TO GLOBAL WELL-BEING our complex world by providing the necessary
ingredients for change: learning, understanding,
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dialogue, mutual respect, and camaraderie.

Conflicts and hardship continue to impact the beauty of the world. ... "World Learning is a
communities in every region of our global family. World Learning unites dreams and From Iceland to South Africa, World Learning
interdependent world. At World Learning, we ideas. World Learning connects the world. ... This works with global citizens from over 100
believe a path to peace and well-being for all [experience] truly enriches your knowledge and countries on six continents. The areas in green
people is through an open and respectful makes you more tolerant of differences in people. represent countries where World Learning
exchange of ideas, beliefs, and perspectives. works today.
Through a broad array of programs in more than
For almost 85 years, we've focused on 100 countries we offer a continuum of learning
developing human connections to solve local for people around the world in high school,
problems and empower future generations of college, graduate school, and professional life.
leaders. The lifeblood of World Learning and
our many programs is simple the interaction of Looking ahead, we're excited about continuing
people, whether around a dining table, on a our development work in Mongolia, Lebanon,
hike, or in a classroom. Pakistan, Algeria, and Malawi, to name a few
places, the addition of the Fulbright Specialist
Inspired and powered by the basic goodness program to our professional exchange portfolio,
of the human spirit one person listening to new study abroad offerings that address critical
another, one family supporting another we global issues, and new partnerships and custom
continue to do the work weve done for decades, programs with our high school summer abroad
fostering global understanding. programs. We are also excited to have recently
launched TAPP "Transforming Access, Agency
These participants express what many feel: and Power a systematic analytical tool for our
World Learning changed my life, and opened my staff and others to design, manage, and evaluate
eyes to opportunities I didnt even know existed. gender and inclusion-sensitive programs.
Learning about different cultures and being These, and so many other World Learning
able to share about mine helped me to understand initiatives, are helping to solve many problems in
CONTENTS A LETTER FROM
DONALD
STEINBERG
WELCOME FROM THE CEO 3
It has been an honor to lead the Weve worked with public- reconciliation in South Africa.
SECTION 1: GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT & EXCHANGE 4 World Learning family for more than private partnerships to train
The SIT Graduate Institute brings
three years. Our mission to build a 90,000 teachers in Pakistan to
together students from the U.S.,
SECTION 2: THE EXPERIMENT IN INTERNATIONAL LIVING 12 more peaceful, and just world through build a literacy system open to
Ethiopia, Iraq, Mexico, Liberia,
cross-cultural understanding and girls, help 320 communities in
Ghana, and many other countries
SECTION 3: SIT STUDY ABROAD 24 international cooperation has never Lebanon manage the influx of
for experiential learning with a
been more important. Syrian refugees, establish STEM
social conscience. And soon we
SECTION 4: SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE 34 education in high schools in Egypt,
Despite remarkable improvements will provide tuition waivers for
and reform the higher education
in global health, education, and qualified refugees from Syria and
SECTION 5: FINANCIALS, BOARD & PHILANTHROPY 44 system in Kosovo.
economic opportunity, we continue to elsewhere building on our proud
be concerned about rising international We introduced a new generation of tradition of educating a quarter of
tensions, inequality, alienation, and foreign professionals, students, and a million Southeast Asian refugees.
conflict. In many countries, xenophobia officials to their counterparts in
In the following pages youll learn more
and isolationism threaten to ignite the U.S. by administering exchange
about the impact of these programs
even greater turmoil. grants under the International
and how were empowering a new
Visitors Leadership Program, the
Founded eight decades ago, World generation of global citizens to create
Iraqi Young Leaders Program, and
Learning strives to address these a better world and a brighter future
dozens of others.
threats head-on in more than 100 work that is needed now more than
countries through education, exchange, Our SIT Study Abroad programs ever. We look forward to working with
World Learning and development programs: provide more than 2,200 you on this vital mission.
undergraduates each year with
November 2016 More than 650 young Americans
opportunities to study critical
continue to travel abroad each
global issues from climate
year with The Experiment in
change in Iceland and Greenland,
Front Cover: Winner SIT 2016 photo contest. SIT Graduate Institute/Greenwood. The photograph International Living to learn to Donald K. Steinberg
to refugee health issues in Jordan
was part of the Hair, Femininity, and Sexuality exhibit held on SIT's Vermont campus in live together by living together. CEO, World Learning
and Morocco, to the challenges of
December 2015.
urbanization in Vietnam, to racial
6 2016 WORLD LEARNING IMPACT REPORT 7
EMPOWERING PEOPLE
AND COMMUNITIES

SECTION 1
GLOBAL
We envision a just, inclusive, and address such critical issues as through an array of short-term
peaceful world where individuals poverty and social exclusion, learning opportunities; academic
are empowered to shape their youth participation, educational exchanges that place international
own destinies and are supported access, the marginalization students in U.S. colleges to
by effective institutions and of women and children, and strengthen their leadership and
DEVELOPMENT &
thriving communities. We strive government accountability. Our professional aptitude; and youth
to realize this vision through objective is to encourage leaders exchanges that help young people
education, development, and to build consensus that will create understand their world, develop
exchange programs focused on positive, democratic change, while leadership skills, build friendships
EXCHANGE
youth leadership, civic engagement, working to eliminate inequality, across cultures, and cultivate the
teacher development, and discrimination, and oppression. confidence to make a difference in
institutional strengthening, their communities.
World Learning also brings
among others.
emerging leaders and students
With over 65 active programs, from around the world to the U.S. to
we work with local partners to participate in exchanges. Programs
help thousands of communities include professional development
8 IMPACT REPORT 2016 WORLD LEARNING 2016 WORLD LEARNING IMPACT REPORT 9
MYANMAR MALAWI
SUPPORTING DEMOCRATIC REFORMS STRENGTHENING HEALTH SERVICES
INSTITUTE FOR POLITICAL AND CIVIC organizations, including media, religious groups, student MALAWI SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM participant Barwani Msiska one of this year's 120 Under
ENGAGEMENT IPACE unions, and womens groups. 40: The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders.
In Malawi, pregnant women in rural areas lack access
Msiska is studying public health at Emory University, and
World Learning supports democratic reforms in Myanmar My understanding of politics was very limited, says to quality medical care and cannot easily reach heath
has championed the development of programs in Malawi
through the Institute for Political and Civic Engagement iPACE alumnus U Kop No, who is director of a civil society centers a major contributing factor to the countrys high
to improve family planning education and access to
iPACE. The institute provides education and training organization dedicated to voter education and training maternal and child mortality rate.
contraceptives.
to the country's up-and-coming grassroots leaders on in underserved areas like Shen, Kachin and Chin States.
When there is an emergency, the women fail to reach
such key issues as civic education, human rights, voter After attending the [iPACE] training, my perspective on Another standout is Rose Kanyangalazi, who is studying
where they can receive proper help just because of
education, democratic transition, and organizational politics has changed, he adds. for a masters degree in reproductive health. In addition
the roads, says Marrium Lemula, who lives in a small
development. The goal: to help citizen activists gain to counseling pregnant women and their partners on
Free classes and training programs are designed to community in southern Malawi.
a better understanding of fundamental democratic HIV prevention, she is teaching other nurses at Bwaila
support critical thinking and democratic principles
principles and promote citizen engagement. Lemula recently earned a community midwifery Hospital in Lilongwe to do the same, which will help
among Myanmars diverse community of changemakers.
certificate through World Learnings Malawi Scholarship expand Malawis pool of skilled healthcare workers even
Since the institute was established in 2012, more than
Funded by the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, iPACE has Program and returned to her hometown where she can after the program ends.
1,400 activists from around the country have participated
developed curricula for 26 different six-week courses. now help women have safer pregnancies and deliveries.
in iPACE programs at the American Center in Yangon and The Malawi Scholarship Program will assist
World Learning is also piloting anti-gender-based
the Jefferson Library in Mandalay, in addition to mobile Funded by USAID, the program aims to improve the me to mentor other new nurses better because
violence courses and events through iPACE for local civic
field programs. iPACE reaches even greater numbers of countrys health services by supporting nearly 800
organizations and activists. Im now equipped with knowledge and skills in
people through regular networking and speaker events, healthcare workers over seven years as they pursue
and by maintaining an active online presence. A few years ago something like iPACE wouldnt certificates, diplomas, and bachelors and masters degrees reproductive health, she says.
have been possible, says Gretchen Kunze, iPACE in such fields as public health, nutrition, midwifery, and
iPACE alumni come from all of Myanmars states and
program director. With political reforms, people are reproductive health and family planning.
divisions, reflecting the countrys ethnic, religious,
gender, sexual orientation, and disability diversity. Past tremendously engaged. iPACE is tapping into the energy Participants are already gaining recognition for their
participants represent 32 different political parties, seven thats already there. achievements. The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for
labor unions, and more than 400 different civil society Population and Reproductive Health recently named
PEOPLE TO PEOPLE
EXCHANGES KOSOVO
DRIVING CHANGE FROM WITHIN
FOSTERING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING
INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM educational prospects, and lift entire populations. TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Many participants are already using those talents to
SCHOLARSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS make their mark on the world.
Offering about 80 different programs each year to rising World Learning had the honor in March of administering
leaders around the world, the International Visitor the International Women of Courage Award to 14 Kosovo, Europes newest country, is also one of the As part of her masters degree in video game design,
Leadership Program (IVLP) plays a key role in World extraordinary women on behalf of the State Department. youngest. More than 70 percent of the countrys Agnesa Belegu is developing an interactive game that
Learnings mission to engage, educate, and empower. Since 2007, the award has recognized women who have population is under age 35, making youth key to the explores the effects of conflict on children, inspired by
demonstrated exceptional courage and leadership in countrys development. her experiences growing up in a war-torn country. She
Each year, 750 to 800 emerging leaders in health, said the program has helped her break through "self-
advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender World Learnings Transformational Leadership Program-
education, security, energy, private enterprise, and other imposed barriers," which she wants to help others in
equality, and womens empowerment, often at great Scholarships and Partnerships (TLP-SP) aims to help train
fields gain a deeper and more nuanced understanding Kosovo do as well.
personal risk. a new generation of Kosovar leaders to drive significant
of the U.S. through IVLPs custom-designed programs.
Participants from approximately 150 countries get a Its very humbling for us to work with these women who economic, political, and social change. Funded by USAID Lum Zhaveli, who is studying computer science at the
first-hand look at trends, best practices, and new ways of face discrimination and hostilities in their home country, and the Government of Kosovo, the program provides University of Arizona, made history this summer in Brazil
tackling shared challenges with their counterparts in the says Harrison, noting that coming to the U.S. to receive scholarships for nearly 300 young Kosovars to pursue as a member of Kosovos first Olympic team. He wants
U.S. through company and community visits, roundtable the award is in itself an act of bravery. The award has masters degrees and professional certificates at American to use his experience in the U.S. to improve computer
discussions, and one-on-one meetings. a huge impact. It legitimizes the work these women are universities in a variety of fields. World Learning and science education at home and inspire others to go
doing and helps to support their cause. We believe the its partners are also working with the University of into the field. Zhaveli said the TLP program is training
The benefits are two-sided. The program broadens granting of the award itself moves their work forward, Pristina to prepare its graduates to meet the needs of the participants to help Kosovo reach its full potential in
our networks, helps us understand the deeper she adds. growing economy and developing state. future generations.
issues in countries and dramatically increases One of this years recipients, Nisha Ayub, a transgender Theyre extraordinarily talented people When Zhaveli, Belegu, and the other young leaders return
our connections with rising leaders around the rights advocate from Malaysia, enthusiastically agrees. with big dreams for themselves and for their to Kosovo, they will work in major institutions in the
world, says Patricia Harrison, director of professional This award is not just about me, she says. Its about public sector, using their new knowledge and skills to
country, says Carl Hammerdorfer, chief of party for TLP. help influence change from within.
exchanges at World Learning. recognition and acceptance of transgender women
Women and girls empowerment has increasingly become around the world.
a focus as a means to stimulate economies, improve
IRAQ MEXICO
DISPELLING STEREOTYPES
EMPOWERING AT-RISK YOUTH
IRAQI YOUNG LEADERS EXCHANGE PROGRAM Chicago, Raleigh, and Louisville. They participated in JVENES EN ACCIN The Jvenes program is really about helping
programs such as peacebuilding through sport and arts, these youth realize they already are leaders in
This Summer, 137 Iraqi youth participated in the Tamara Ventura did not have to look far to see the effect
diversity and human rights, environmental leadership,
Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) for four of substance abuse in her community in Puebla, Mexico. their communities. Its a pay it forward effect,
and public health. They also took part in community
weeks in the U.S., where they learned about leadership, Most of my high school classmates drank alcohol or explains Lisa George, the Jvenes en Accin program
service programs and cultural activities, and engaged in
respect for diversity, civic responsibility, and community smoked cigarettes, and many missed classes, Ventura officer.
dialogue with American peers.
engagement. says. So she and a few friends decided to take action.
Established in 2011 and funded by the State Department,
Program alumni returned home to organize community
The high school students came from Basra, Baghdad, They started after-school activities to gain trust and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, the Mexican Ministry of
projects and engage with local youth. Since IYLEP
Erbil, and other cities, representing the dominant then enlisted professionals to explain how consuming Education and private donors, the program has helped
launched in 2007, nearly 1,300 young Iraqi leaders have
ethnic and religious fabric of Iraq Kurds, Shiite, alcohol and smoking negatively affect health. They 500 Mexican high school students learn leadership and
participated in the State Department-funded program.
and Sunni Muslims. developed this community service project based on what communication skills they can use at home. Students
Meanwhile, a virtual exchange program launched this they learned in the U.S. during Jvenes en Accin, World have successfully addressed a number of tough social
To see these groups - which are in conflict year extends the opportunity for leadership training to Learnings leadership exchange for Mexican youth. issues plaguing their local communities, such as bullying,
at home - interact in the program is very even more students, and uses innovative technology to dating violence, high school dropout rates, domestic
Jvenes en Accin focuses on youth empowerment,
inspiring," says Aaron Brazelton, IYLEP program increase dialogue, understanding, and learning between violence, and drug addiction.
helping teenagers in Mexico promote a culture of
associate. "They are eager to build bridges and high school youth in Iraq and the U.S.
lawfulness among their peers. Students apply for the
make connections with their American peers Known as The Stevens Initiative Digital Young Leaders program in project groups of four or five, submitting a
and dispel stereotypes of Iraqis. Exchange Program or DYLEP, and funded by The Aspen proposal for how they hope to address social problems
Institute Stevens Initiative, this digital program was in their communities. The winning teams participate
Following workshops in Brattleboro, Vermont, the developed in memory of J. Christopher Stevens, the late in a four-week exchange program to the U.S., which
students, who ranged in age from 15 to 18, went on to U.S. Ambassador to Libya, who was killed during the 2012 includes living with American host families and visits
stay with host families in one of 11 cities: Seattle, Ann attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. to community outreach projects like those they want to
Arbor, Helena, Charlotte, Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, create in Mexico.
EMBRACING THE
WORLD

SECTION 2
THE EXPERIMENT
When young people have the and the environment; arts and In 2016, The Experiment teamed
opportunity to go abroad to social change; language and up with The Fellowship Initiative
develop a deeper understanding cultural discovery; community (TFI) on an important new venture
of critical global issues and foster service; and peace, politics and taking 110 young men of color
cross-cultural relationships they human rights. from New York, Chicago, and Los
IN INTERNATIONAL
are not only enriching their own Angeles to South Africa on a trip of
Experimenters get an authentic
lives but also helping to create a a lifetime. Our partnership with TFI
taste of what its like to live in a
better and more understanding strengthens our mission to connect
foreign country and be a citizen of
world. This is a primary goal of people from different parts of the
the world. They connect and engage
LIVING
The Experiment in International world while promoting diversity
deeply through homestays, outdoor
Living, which offered 33 immersive and inclusion.
excursions, and meetings with local
programs in 23 countries in 2016.
leaders and civic groups. And they
During these three-to-five week forge lifelong bonds with their host
programs, high school students
participate in leadership
communities, host families, and
fellow Experimenters.
development and explore such
relevant subjects as sustainability
THE FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE

SOUTH AFRICA
THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME The next day, students hiked up Lions Head, a 2,195-foot They also toured natural wonders of the region: Blyde a big impression. Im not used to coming to museums,
mountain. A dirt trail took them along a steep cliff and River Canyon, one of the worlds largest canyons; Bourkes says Mike, but this one hit home. [Resistance leaders]
You are here because somebody believes in you. eventually to the summits brilliant panoramic views. Luck Potholes, a mesmerizing array of natural pools and used their words and their education to overcome, which
The day also included a visit to the worlds brightest waterfalls; Gods Window, the site of a nearly 2,300-foot is powerful.
This is how a group leader from The Experiment greeted
lighthouse and sightings of splashing whales at the Cape high cliff that overlooks miles of Lowveld; and Kruger
The Fellowship Initiative participants when they arrived Their Experiment experience concluded with several
of Good Hope and African penguins at Boulders Beach. National Park, where lions and elephants roam freely.
on their 16-day adventure in South Africa. intensive days at the African Leadership Academy,
LESSONS FROM MANDELA This is what they were all waiting for. During a two-night where they synthesized the trips leadership lessons and
Supported by JPMorgan Chase, TFI is mentoring 120
stay in the park, they got to see Africas Big Five game developed projects for leading positive social change
young men of color throughout high school to help them
Next was a two-day visit to Robben Island, home to many animals: The African lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, back home.
enter college and capitalize on their potential. TFI asked
of the apartheid regimes political prisoners, including African leopard, and rhinoceros.
The Experiment to teach them leadership skills, using its
Nelson Mandela. In the evenings, students discussed
signature model of experiential, cross-cultural learning THE LEGACY OF APARTHEID
what they learned, grappled with the meaning of freedom
starting with team-building exercises before they began
and the choices of leaders, like Mandela, in the wake of
to explore the country. Johannesburg was the final stop. Fellows learned about
apartheids fall. Many students connected the difficult
the citys evolution from a mining-fueled boomtown to
In Cape Town, students discovered the city with a lingering issues of apartheid to those of Americas civil
the troubled capital of apartheid to a turbulent hotbed
scavenger hunt. One group got lost in the hills of Bo- rights struggle and todays #BlackLivesMatter movement.
of black resistance to todays Johannesburg, which is
Kaap, a neighborhood thats home to many in the vibrant
Later, in the Northeast corner of the country, the students experiencing a rebirth fueled by the energy and creativity
Cape Malay Muslim community, where they watched
found themselves in the African bushmiles of rocky of young artists and entrepreneurs.
daily life unfold. This is my kind of place, says Winston,
scrubland tapped for industrial forestry and mining.
comparing the communal vibe of the neighborhood to his They also visited Soweto, a sprawling shanty town
And they woke up with the sunrise, getting their blood
home in the Bronx. I want to put this neighborhood in outside the city. Its one of the few areas that blacks were
pumping by zip-lining 250 feet down a mountain.
my pocket and take it home. permitted to live during apartheid, made famous by the
Despite jittery nerves, every TFI fellow took the plunge.
student uprising. A visit to the Apartheid Museum made
TRANSFORMATIVE
PROGRAMS
NICARAGUA AND CUBA
ON THE CUSP OF CHANGE SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COMPLEXITIES Cuba was an eye opening experience for all of us,
Arts and social change played a central role for Experimenters also got a glimpse of the countrys social says Ellie. Now we can compare what we have
Experimenters who participated in this summer's and political complexities during celebrations marking
learned to what we had been told before.
program to Nicaragua and Cuba. the 37th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. From
Managuas working class Mximo Jerez neighborhood,
In addition to Spanish language immersion and bonding
they celebrated revolution day with their host families
with host families in Managua, students met an array
and took salsa classes at a local student center.
of artists who use music, fine arts, literature, and digital
media to generate new ideas and perspectives about And in Leon the countrys second largest city, known for
their lives. I think the Experiment stands out from other its crumbling colonial charm and arts scene students
programs because it really brings students into the met with teen skateboarders and learned about how
culture, says one student. Nicaraguas young people struggle with poverty and
social issues.
Experimenters also spent an afternoon at a community
center called Podcast for Peace, located in Acahualinca, a During their week in Havana, students met with young
neighborhood where people make their living recycling artists from the Casa de la Cultura de Centro Habana, got
garbage from the city dump. They learned about a youth to know their host families, and visited a public school
media program, which teaches literacy, production where they gave short presentations and connected with
skills, and community activism, and screened a series of Cuban high school students.
videos made by local youth about social inclusion and
They also traveled to Callejn Hamel, a vibrant area
efforts to clean up city pollution. Their visit ended with a
known for its funky street murals, psychedelic art shops,
discussion about how the arts and media could be used
and frenetic rumba music. Here the students discovered
to raise awareness in U.S. communities.
the richness of Afro-Cuban history, culture, and religion.
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
INDIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
LAUNCHING GLOBAL LEADERS hundreds of hours of video footage and photos, and I waltzed around your country searching for answers: Who is South Africa?
helped students create blogs about their experiences. Is it the inequality among its citizens? The history of
The Experiment Leadership Institute is a highly South Africa is your grandmother welcoming me into
competitive and intensive leadership training program By Patrick for his homestay sister apartheid? The new democracy?
her home, treating me like her son. South Africa is your
fully-funded by our generous donors. Based on leadership I was searching for that thing, that object, concept, sister showing your family South African Idol videos on
Dear Sisi,
potential, 30 students are awarded full scholarships from sentiment, or idea that would make me understand the her iPhone, rolling on the floor laughing as the tone-deaf
I came to your country much like the Dutch and English
a pool of hundreds of applicants following a rigorous true value of your country. From my place of privilege man tries to hit a tune. South Africa is your neighbors
settlers long before you and I were born, and I brought the
application and interview process. my skin color, my place of birth, my male gender I saw playing outside from dusk until dawn and your brother
same mindset as they did centuries before me. Some call
The six-week summer program focuses on leadership it a savior complex; I describe it as a need to help you and value in the things your country had to offer and I wanted flashing me a comforting thumbs up in the middle of a
development, global issues, and civic engagement, your family. I had seen pictures and videos of your country to know more. To fully understand your country and my rapid fire Zulu exchange to show that everything is okay.
including a themed study abroad component. on the news and I thought that maybe I could be the one own privilege as a white American male, I had to study, South Africa is you, Sisi, who doesnt need Xboxes, iPads
to fix it. I have volunteered at my local Boys & Girls Club, read, and observe. Or so I thought. But then I met you. to know that life is good, who finds joy in the face of
Students explore Community Development and adversity.
helping kids with their homework, and I organized canned You were jumping rope in the front yard and asked me
Public Health in India or Peace, Politics, and Human Rights
food drives at my school to serve underprivileged families to join. My feet were tired and my head was full after Sisi, you showed me that my real privilege is not having a
in South Africa. Both programs begin with leadership
in my community. So why couldnt I help you as well? a long day of workshops, site visits, and museums, but better life than you. In many ways, your life is just as joyful
training in Washington, DC, and conclude in Vermont with
re-entry debriefings and project planning sessions. Just like the settlers, I traveled to your great nation you convinced me to play anyway. Our game evolved as mine. But my joy was handed to me while you have to
repeatedly asking myself: What is South Africa? Wikipedia into hurdling over a stick supported by a precariously work for yours. Because of you, I will leave as a white boy
For a second year, The Institute awarded two Digital positioned pile of rocks. As we jumped back and forth, you who found a true home in South Africa. Because of you, I
told me that its a young democracy with an 82.3
Media Fellowships thanks to support from Experiment couldnt stop laughing. Your laugh grew louder with every finally understood my true privilege. In those ten days we
percent black, 15 percent white, and 2.7 percent other
alumna Peggy Koenig. The 2016 fellows were Marissa jump until we were both in pain I from exhaustion, you spent together, you taught me more about myself than I
population, that South Africa hosted the World Cup in
Mizroch, a journalism student at Northwestern University, from laughing too hard. As I slowly caught my breath I learned in the past 17 years. I hope you will preserve my
2010, is considered a developing nation, and exports gold,
who traveled with the students to India, and Sara Maria realized I had been asking the wrong question all along. words to remember me as long as I will remember you.
sugar, and wheat. Yet, I traveled to your nation still asking
Glanowski, a freelance journalist originally from Denmark, What I really should have been asking was this:
myself: What is South Africa? With love,
who covered the trip to South Africa. The fellows captured
Patrick / Bhuthi (Brother)
STUDENT VOICES
LEARNING BY DOING
FINDING YOURSELF IN INDIA A SENSE OF BELONGING IN CHINA FORGING DEEP BONDS IN MOROCCO DISCOVERING THE HUMAN SPIRIT IN GERMANY
PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CULTURAL TRADITIONS IN THE NORTH MULTICULTURALISM IN THE ARAB WORLD CONTEMPORARY POLITICS & THE EU
By Fern By Maya By Aidana By Cia
Experiential learning goes beyond anything that can be My most memorable moments of the trip occurred when On the last day of our week living with a host family in We visited a German high school and talked to students
taught in a classroom. Ive not only learned about Indias I was alone with my host family. On our last day in my Ait Ouahi, Morocco, I walked with my homestay mother in different grades. It wasnt until I started talking to a
healthcare system, the many NGOs that are working urban homestay, our leaders ended the group activity to the bus that would take us to Fez. During the walk, she student named Zara that I realized where we were.
toward betterment of the country, and the incredibly rich early, giving us the opportunity to spend free time with took my hand, and in that moment everything was said
Johanna-Eck School is a high school in Berlin whose
culture, but Ive also learned about myself as a person, as our host siblings. Sibling pairs went to water parks and through our interlaced fingers. I realized this was not a
mission is to educate and integrate migrants. Zara, for
a leader, as a friend, and as a traveler. out to lunch, cooked dinner, and explored. My sister and goodbye, but the beginning of a wonderful friendship.
example, was 14 when he left his family behind in Syria
I went out to a hot pot lunch, and I got the chance to
Ive learned that I have no idea what I want to do with As we walked hand-in-hand, I heard some neighborhood and went to Germany to escape the war. For two years,
try pig brain! After lunch we walked around the city of
my life, and its okay not to know. Ive learned that I am children running behind us. The 15 other students and hes been living alone and hasn't had the opportunity to
Guiyang, browsing shops, nibbling on street food,
resilient and I am stronger than I ever gave myself credit I had given them English lessons and they amazed me see his family. So many other students had similar stories
hopping on buses, and even going to the movies.
for. Ive learned that I care deeply about others, and Im every day by picking up the language so quickly. Some of seeking asylum in Germany because of the safety and
willing to go out of my way for the people I love. Ive It was then, holding hands with my sister and running of my favorite memories were playing silly games with overall better life that Germany would provide them.
learned that Im capable of seeing something out of down the street giggling, that I felt a complete sense of them as their mothers watched in amusement. My eyes Meeting the teenagers also reinforced the idea that just
nothing. Ive learned that dancing breaks down language belonging. As we waited at the bus stop, heads turned filled with tears as we hugged and said our farewells. because someone seems happy doesnt mean they arent
barriers. Ive learned that if you sing The Lion Sleeps to stare, as always, at the one commuter who was not hurting. All of the students were so nice and welcoming,
I took in the beauty of the village and realized just how
Tonight in the middle of the Amber Fort, people will, in Chinese. But for the first time, I stared right back at the and I doubt that any of us would have known that many
much I was going to miss it. Ill never forget the smell of
fact, stare. Ive learned more than I can possibly process curious onlookers and told them (in perfect Mandarin), of them were refugees if they had not shared their stories
hay and lavender in the wind, the bees buzzing through
or even put into words. But one thing I know is true: Dont look at me! Im a Chinese person! My sister and I with us.
the tree branches, and the view of the moon and a
theres something to learn in everything, so live in the dissolved into laughter. Exploring the city together was a
million stars shining in the clear night sky.
moment and try to soak it all in. truly priceless gift.
THE EXPERIMENT 2016 AT A GLANCE
DONOR IMPACT 349 24 $2.4

BUSH HELZBERG M I L L I O N
FINANCIAL AID
HOMESTAY DAYS COUNTRIES VISITED
HELPING KIDS HAVE THE EXPERIENCE HE HAD aiming for 100 percent in the future, and he wants to 567 76%
encourage other schools to establish similar programs.
Former World Learning board member Bush Helzbergs
1988 trip to France with The Experiment in International As chairman of the schools board of directors, Helzberg
Living had a transformative impact on him. That summer says studying abroad has a definite positive impact on HOMESTAY FAMILIES SCHOLARSHIPS
really ignited an interest in learning about other cultures, students. Those who participate complete college at in 34 programs RECEIVED by
travel, and experiencing the world, he says. a much higher rate than those who do not, and each Experimenters in
student who has studied abroad receives an average of summer (490)
For 15 years, Helzberg has been helping high school $240,000 in college scholarships--compared to $90,000
students have a similar experience through a summer
study abroad scholarship fund at University Academy in
for those who have not studied abroad. Helzberg believes
student success is based on the confidence they gain by
652
Kansas City, Missouri. learning to survive and thrive in another country, which WHITE
In fact, each year about 14 students from the public makes leaving home to attend college feel less daunting. BLACK OR 30% 12%
charter school participate, fully-funded. Since nearly STUDENTS AFRICAN AMERICAN
70 percent of the schools students come from socio- When it started in 2002, it just seemed like a who traveled on an 3%
HISPANIC
economically disadvantaged backgrounds, they would not good thing to do, he says. We didnt realize Experiment program 4%
otherwise be able to afford these programs. at the time that it would eventually become ASIAN
7%
Helzbergs parents co-founded the school, and he became something that really helps us achieve our DECLINE TO ANSWER
involved in 2002 when he proposed establishing the mission.
356 296
24% 24%
scholarship. The program initially sent two or three DID NOT INDICATE
19%
students abroad each summer. By graduation, more than OTHER
70 percent of the class of 2017 will have studied abroad
with The Experiment or a similar program. Helzberg is MALE
FEMALE
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DEVELOPING
CHANGEMAKERS
SECTION 3
SIT STUDY
Learning through direct experience and experiential learning. learning, field work, independent
is not just an aspect of what we study, and professional
All SIT Study Abroad programs
do; it has been our foundation for development, students come away
blend structured and unstructured
more than 50 years. A pioneer in from SIT Study Abroad programs
experiences through lectures,
experiential, field-based study, SIT with greater curiosity, confidence,
ABROAD
field visits, independent
Study Abroad offers more than 70 and self-awareness, and a broader
study, internships, language
semester and summer programs understanding of the world.
study, homestays, and day-to-
that take undergraduate students to
day interactions with local
Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe,
communities. We also introduced
Latin America, and the Middle East.
internships on more than 25
We also feature comparative programs starting this year, giving
International Honors Programs students the opportunity to
(IHP) in multiple locations. IHP develop professional skills in an
and SIT Study Abroad have long international setting.
shared a profound and defining
As a result of this unique
commitment to intercultural
combination of experiential
communication, social justice,
CONFRONTING CRITICAL SHAPING FUTURE

GLOBAL ISSUES STORYTELLERS
NEW PROGRAMS TACKLE COMPLEX PROBLEMS Our three Summer Innovation Labsin India, Jordan, and JOURNALISM FOR THE 21ST CENTURY Students who choose the journalism track will spend
South Africatake a close look at grassroots projects that the final four to six weeks of their semester-long program
SIT Study Abroad opened enrollment on a wide range In spring 2017, SIT Study Abroad, in collaboration with
are contributing to new thinking about the challenges working with professional journalists to produce a story
of new programs in 2016. Like all of our programs, each Round Earth Media, will introduce an exciting new
of food, water, and housing in those countries, and more for print, video, audio, photography, and/or multimedia.
allows students to examine one of six critical global journalism track on its program South Africa: Social and
broadly in the world. Students in the Morocco and Balkans programs have
issues: climate and the environment; development, Political Transformation. The program will pair students
published stories with The New York Times, Al Jazeera,
economy, and inequality; global health; media, arts, and These are just a few examples of the more than 70 with professional mentors from Round Earth Media and
Newsweek, USA Today, Thompson Reuters, U.S. News &
social change; migration, identity, and resilience; and SIT Study Abroad programs that draw on the skills South Africas Times Media Group in a story-rich and
World Report, and National Public Radio,
peace, human rights, and social movements. and knowledge of local academics, artists, scientists, diverse setting. South Africa is one of the most famous
among others.
community activists, entrepreneurs, indigenous leaders, battlegrounds for equality, democracy, and human rights.
New African Diasporas: Transnational Communities, Cultures,
and community members to bring our students the It also produced some of the greatest peacemakers in
and Economies will take students to Senegal, Italy, the
broadest possible range of perspectives and ideas. history, including Nobel Prize winner Albert Luthuli and
U.S., and China to examine migration in the context of
Mohandas Gandhi.
vibrant and complex African diaspora communities.
This will be the third SIT Study Abroad program offering
South Korea: Digital Futures will look at cutting-edge
a journalism component. The other programs are
digital innovation in one of the most active sharing
Morocco: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media and
economies in the world.
Serbia, Bosnia, and Kosovo: Peace and Conflict Studies in
Iceland and Greenland: Climate Change and the Arctic the Balkans. All three programs work with Round Earth
has quickly become one of our most popular programs as Media, founded by Mary Stucky, also an advisor with SIT,
students clamor for the chance to examine the to develop a new generation of correspondents who can
impact of climate change on Arctic ecosystems and cover issues and places that have all but disappeared
human communities. from the media landscape.
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
ALEXIS RAMIREZ
ADVANCING LEADERS FELLOWSHIP Originally from California, Ramirez is a recent graduate in Seattle's south side, where 82 percent of students
of Macalester College in Minnesota, where she earned qualify for free or reduced lunch. Months later she
World Learning created the Advancing Leaders
a B.A. in anthropology and dance. She moved to Seattle, launched a second program at Denny, another public
Fellowship program to engage alumni, form a community
Washington, with the dream of combining her passion for middle school in West Seattle.
of global leaders, and support their growth as passionate
dance with her desire to work with youth.
and innovative individuals committed to creating positive "Leadership in Seattle is very male-dominated and
change in the world. The Advancing Leaders Fellowship is designed to support predominantly white," Ramirez explains. By using hip
agents of change from World Learning's vast alumni hop as a teaching tool, she says her "ultimate goal is to
The program provides comprehensive training for alumni
network. Ramirez and 45 other alumni were selected empower girls, help the emerging generation of young
in social innovation, project management, and leadership.
from a pool of more than 150 applicants. adults of color become leaders for social change, and
It supports selected high-achieving fellows with grants
develop confidence in their own abilities," she adds.
and a network of mentors and peers so that fellows "When I found out I was accepted, I started crying. I was
can implement an original social innovation project in so overwhelmed," recalls Ramirez, who went to Spain "Just like Majestic Movers helps girls see what they are
their home communities. Alumni of all World Learning with The Experiment in International Living and to Bali, capable of, World Learning helped me realize I can do
programs, including SIT Graduate Institute, SIT Study Indonesia, with SIT Study Abroad. bigger things."
Abroad, and The Experiment in International Living are
After completing the three-month virtual training
eligible to apply.
course, which includes project design, implementation,
HELPING ADOLESCENT GIRLS monitoring and evaluation as well as proposal writing
and fundraising, Ramirez competed for project funding
Advancing Leaders fellow, Alexis Ramirez, is a 26-year-old
and was awarded a $5,000 grant.
social innovator and founder of a hip hop dance program
called Majestic Movers, designed for underserved girls With the grant, she was able to establish her first hip
from low-income families. hop dance club in Aki Kurose, a public middle school
DONOR IMPACT ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

JOHN SOMMER KATE CONDON & JENNIFER ALLEN
DECADES OF DEDICATION TO STUDY ABROAD Mandela, Sommer says. And we were the first to go into JOINING FORCES TO HELP CHILDREN increasing sensitivity in communities, promoting
Vietnam, and particularly Saigon, even before the U.S. inclusion, and much more.
When John Sommer became dean of study abroad at Two former SIT Study Abroad students found each other
opened diplomatic relations, he adds.
SIT in 1981, his task was to marry the immersive and while working to break down barriers for people with Her interest was initially sparked as a child when she
experiential quality of The Experiment in International CONTINUING HIS SUPPORT disabilities. Jennifer Allen, who participated in SITs became involved with Best Buddies, an organization
Living programs with high academic standards so Comparative Education and Social Change program in that provides opportunities and promotes inclusion for
Now Sommer is supporting the program with a generous
American universities would recognize the value of study Chile and Argentina in 2010, and Kate Condon, who people with intellectual disabilities. Condon realized the
gift a donation that will help students pay for their
abroad semesters for their students. participated in SIT's Development, Politics and Languages organization could help her efforts in Uganda through a
study abroad experiences in South and Southeast Asia.
program in Ecuador in 2009, connected through their program of one-to-one friendships. When she contacted
It took a while for colleges to take it seriously, he says. Study abroad is an eye-opening experience that I believe
mutual interest in helping people with intellectual Best Buddies, she connected with Allen, the organizations
There really werent any programs of this kind. Not only everyone should have, Sommer explains. Supporting
disabilities in Uganda. director of international programs.
did SIT raise the academic bar for study abroad during students in these regions of Asia was prompted by his
Sommers nearly 20-year tenure, it also expanded the experience living there for nine years when he worked Approximately 2.5 million children are living with This summer, the two met in Entebbe, Uganda, to develop
number of countries and continents where students for International Voluntary Services, the Ford Foundation, disabilities in Uganda, a nation undergoing significant a Best Buddies implementation plan and to visit the
could travel. the Peace Corps and USAID. He also spent his early career economic and social change. These vulnerable children schools where friendships have already begun. While a
working in Vietnam before the war. are typically stigmatized within their communities, where lot of work still needs to be done, they both feel this new
At the time, most study abroad programs were in France,
people believe that disability is contagious or caused partnership in Uganda is a positive step toward forming
England and Spain, he recalls. It was our mission to Reflecting on his time as dean, Sommer says, Its the
by witchcraft or the mother. As a result, approximately a more inclusive society for youth and adults with
expand the world for students by offering programs in most rewarding job I ever had. I never met a student who
98 percent of children with disabilities are kept out of intellectual disabilities.
Africa and Asia, he says, pointing to the critical need for didnt say it was one of the most meaningful experiences
school, locked and hidden away, abused, neglected, and
programs outside of Western Europe. of his or her lifetime.
sometimes even killed.
From India, Nepal, and Kenya, SIT expanded broadly to And its this life-changing impact on each and every
Condon, co-founder of embraceKulture, works throughout
Africa the first to Cameroon, Madagascar and even student that made him want to continue contributing to
Uganda to break down this stigma by training teachers,
South Africa during apartheid. Our students met Nelson SITs study abroad programs, long after serving as dean.
SIT STUDY ABROAD 2016 AT A GLANCE

TOP 5 MAJORS
DONOR IMPACT
ALEXIS DALMAT COHEN
$1.5
M I L L I O N
ANTHROPOLOGY BIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY
POLITICAL SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
SCHOLARSHIPS &
GRANTS AWARDED CRITICAL GLOBAL ISSUES
317
INSPIRED TO CREATE COMMUNITY Connect hadn't served yet. It was an effective way to 15% 452
139
maximize impact.
Alexis Dalmat Cohen likes to bring cultures together. 22%
7% GLOBAL HEALTH
Following a life-changing experience on the International Cohen, who now works in the marketing department CLIMATE | ENVIRONMENT
Honors Program (IHP) studying indigenous cultures in for UPS, has always been passionate about cultures DEVELOPMENT | ECONOMY | INEQUALITY
Mexico, India, New Zealand, and Canada, Cohen became and bringing people together, but she credits her PEACE | HUMAN RIGHTS | SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
the executive director of Culture Connect, a nonprofit IHP experience abroad with her interest in creating 21%
MEDIA | ARTS | SOCIAL CHANGE
social enterprise organization that helps people thrive by community at home. "It was the most life-changing 19%
MIGRATION | IDENTITY | RESILIENCE
bridging language and culture. experience I've had thus far, she says. 431
Number of students per program
Under her leadership, the Atlanta-based organization Thats why she became a donor, making monthly 16% 386
grew its interpreter program by 700 percent and contributions to help fund IHPs scholarship program.
developed a first-rate medical interpreter training
It is easier to manage when I give regularly it fits into 326
program, which was launched in the Greater Georgia area
my monthly budget. I just automate it, Cohen explains. TOP 10 SENDING SCHOOLS
and then offered online.
Monthly giving, she adds, is a great way for younger
But if that wasnt enough, Cohen again successfully
alumni like me to support a scholarship fund that will
bridged different cultures by facilitating the acquisition
give other students the opportunity to have a life-
of the not-for-profit Culture Connect by a for-profit
changing, mind-altering experience like I did.
company specializing in written translation and
language instruction.
It made perfect sense, says Cohen, an Atlanta native
who has been a World Learning donor since 2008. Their
program is national, online, and in industries Culture
STRENGTHENING
GLOBAL LEADERS
SIT Graduate Institute offers much With a close-knit community and They emerge from SIT Graduate
SECTION 4 more than a degree or certificate. low student-faculty ratio, we have Institute as skilled practitioners
SIT GRADUATE
SIT transforms lives and helps created a collaborative learning who have a commanding
to turn passions into meaningful environment led by professors knowledge in their professional
careers. who also practice in the field. lives, deep experience in the field,
International students make up and a keen understanding of their
SITs masters degree and certificate
nearly 25 percent of the student own capabilities, values, and ethics.
INSTITUTE
programs are based on outstanding
body, and virtually all of them have
academic curricula that include
experienced life in another culture,
field-based practice, reflection, and
which profoundly shapes the
application learning rooted in our
conversation.
successful experiential education
model combining theory and With an emphasis on group work
practice. The SIT Graduate Institute in the field, students develop the
also offers a range of options to skills and capabilities needed to
study abroad, including short-term, collaborate with people from all
intensive field courses. walks of life.
MEANINGFUL CAREERS
START HERE
VERMONT-BASED PROGRAMS Not a day goes by that I dont use what I learned speakers and taking advantage of the vast networking ONLINE PROGRAMS
at SIT," she says. "It is thanks to SIT that I am able opportunities in DC, says Deborah Robinson, academic
SIT Graduate Institute prepares students from across In addition to on-campus programs, students living
to deliver appropriate, well-informed care to a director for the Washington, DC Center.
the globe to be effective leaders, professionals, and and working around the world have the opportunity
population that truly needs and deserves it.
citizens. Students can choose from various masters As with all of SITs masters degree programs, students to advance their education through online programs
degree, certificate, and professional development In addition, the Vermont campus is the base of the at the SIT Washington, DC Center complete a practicum, with short residencies on the Vermont campus. Options
programs of varying duration and format offered CONTACT Summer Peacebuilding Program, which during which they work full-time for an organization include masters degrees in international education
on-campus, online, and at overseas field sites. brings participants from around the world together related to their course work and career goals. and TESOL and graduate certificates in international
for three weeks to learn about conflict transformation education and conflict transformation.
SITs campus in Brattleboro, Vermont, provides a SIT DC alumnus Miguel Menez completed his practicum
and peacebuilding. A second CONTACT program is
supportive learning community within the broader with Integra, an international development organization These programs feature active online engagement with
offered in Nepal for working professionals from South
socially and politically dynamic environment of in Washington, DC. faculty, advisors, and fellow students and give students
Asia and Myanmar.
southeastern Vermont. Masters degrees offered the chance to build a strong cohort during their time in
Im trying to get exposure in information
in Vermont include international education; WASHINGTON, DC-BASED PROGRAMS Vermont. SIT also offers TESOL certificate programs at
communications for technology. So something new,
conflict transformation and peacebuilding, training centers around the world.
SIT also offers a masters degree in sustainable something I havent done before, Menez says. The
sustainable development; teaching English to
development at its Washington, DC Center, which is practicum is a really good opportunity to get your feet Through each of these programs SIT students gain the
speakers of other languages (TESOL); and the
also home to World Learnings global development wet. leadership skills and cross-cultural competencies needed
self-designed Intercultural Service, Leadership,
and exchange programs and close to many to advance international understanding, work effectively
and Management program. The Washington, DC Center also offers a new graduate
other international development organizations in multicultural environments, and foster a more socially
certificate in inclusive security, which focuses on
SIT alumna Jennifer Sato earned a masters degree in headquartered in the U.S. capital. just and economically sustainable world.
ensuring that women are active participants in peace and
conflict transformation and peacebuilding and is now
We encourage our students to use Washington, DC as conflict resolution to develop sustainable approaches to
program coordinator at the Boston Center for Refugee
their classroom by connecting with our expert guest peacebuilding.
Health and Human Rights.
FIELD STUDY
A PRACTICUM MAKING A DIFFERENCE
SUPPORTING GIRLS' EDUCATION IN INDIA I was asked to come work on this because of my An internship like this is a chance to make a
experience with marketing and branding in the business very real difference in the life of a girl, which
When Stephanie Pena and Lindsey Miller-Voss began
world, says Miller-Voss. Stephanie was asked because of
graduate school at SIT in Washington, DC last year, they in turn has the ability to impact her family,
her experience with education programs. We were both
didnt expect the program to lead them to India. her community, her country, and the world,
thrilled that the practicum presented a way for us to take
Both came to SIT with international development our prior experiences and combine them in a new way. notes Miller-Voss.
experience. Pena had recently returned from Peace Corps
Miller-Voss and Pena partnered with school employees
service Zambia, and Miller-Voss had been teaching in
and consultants to launch a fundraising campaign to fully
rural Mexico. But they wanted to learn even more, so
support the fund. The first two weeks were filled with
they chose SITs accelerated one-year MA in Sustainable
challenges, including language barriers and different
Development. Pena specialized in monitoring and
communication styles. Ultimately, Miller-Voss, Pena, and
evaluation and Miller-Voss focused on social innovation.
their team were able to successfully launch a campaign
The most valuable part of the program for them was the that included a video and website.
intensive four-month practicum.
While Miller-Voss returned to Washington, DC to advance
Miller-Voss and Pena were drawn to the Girl Child the fundraising campaign with events and donor
Education Fund at the Shreyas Foundation in Ahmedabad, meetings, Pena stayed in India to host local events, meet
India, a Montessori school serving more than 1,000 corporate donors, and provide administrative support.
children each year. For more than five years, the
Both women look forward to seeing the program's
foundation has hosted SIT practicum students.
long-term impact.
The school had historically covered most of the cost of
the scholarship fund, and the foundation was looking to
build a long-term network of support.
INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

CONTACT PROGRAM AICHA COOPER
MUSIC FOR PEACEMAKING Each June, CONTACT invites about 50 international FROM REFUGEE TO GLOBAL LEADER
peacebuilding professionals often from opposing sides
This year, SIT's Conflict Transformation Across Cultures Aicha Cooper was five years old in 1989, when Liberias Eventually, Cooper made her way to the U.S. After earning
of a conflict to spend three weeks at SIT in Vermont
(CONTACT) Program, designed for peace activists, teamed Civil War broke out. a degree in international studies from the University of
and Washington, DC, where they explore the sources of
up with Musicians without Borders to create a program Minnesota, Duluth, she enrolled in SITs graduate school
conflicts and the historically peaceful approaches that "As a child I was scared and confused, she recalls. We
focused on the power of song and dance in peacemaking. in Washington, DC to study sustainable development and
resolve them. were told that we would leave our homes and come back
international policy.
Twenty global artists spent a week in traditional the next day. But that didnt happen. The conflict lasted
The partnership is a good fit. Musicians without Borders
peacebuilding theory and practice classes and a second 14 years. More than 250,000 people were killed and more This program gives people the tools to become
has spent 17 years training local musicians in conflict-
week exploring how to run community music programs. than a million were forced to flee. changemakers, she says of her SIT education, which
ridden communities to establish sustainable music
Workshop leaders engaged participants in community would have been impossible without the generous
programs aimed at social inclusion and community During a ceasefire in 1996, Cooper's family returned
music activities, including songwriting, drum circle scholarship she received.
empowerment. This is the first time the group has to Monrovia, Liberias capital. Her mother put her on a
facilitation and cooperative musical games to foster
brought its programming to the U.S. crowded cargo ship with relatives, and after a week at Today Cooper is a consultant at the World Bank and a
empathy and connection.
sea, they docked in Ghana where they joined thousands of program coordinator for Andi Leadership Institute, which
"These are conversations that dont happen in the real
What I think is so magical about other Liberians. Over time, Cooper relocated to a number trains young women to become peacebuilders. She is also
world, so CONTACT is working to create a space where
peacebuilding through the arts is that when of different refugee camps. a member of World Learnings Global Advisory Council.
this interaction can take place, Dayton says.
governments wont or cant make peace and
Despite the hardship and trauma, Cooper saw the At SIT, the work is bigger than you are. It's
people are divided, the arts are an immediate If the model is successful, Dayton hopes to broaden
immense strength of the women around her. They about helping other people find their voice,
connection, says CONTACT Executive Director Bruce the CONTACT curriculum to include visual arts and
discovered their own fortitude and resilience she says. This is also part of World Learnings
Dayton. We can all sing and use our voice, and we all can filmmaking. Its a powerful symbol of trust-building and
experiences that shaped her and inspired the work vision to empower the next generation of
perceive beauty. re-humanizing the adversary necessary for peace,
she went on to do promoting womens rights and global citizens to build peace, prosperity, and
Dayton says.
peacebuilding. inclusion.
SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE

2016 AT A GLANCE
DONOR IMPACT
STEPHEN LOWEY $1.5
M I L L I O N
95% 25%
SCHOLARSHIPS &
CURRENT STUDENTS RETURNING
FINANCIAL AID AWARDED
receive aid Peace Corps
SUPPORTING WORLD LEARNING FOR DECADES They will become leaders meeting global humanitarian volunteers, alumni,
or other service
challenges and strong forces for good in the world. Nita
Stephen Lowey is part of World Learnings DNA. From a organizations in
and I are proud to support them as they join a worldwide
program participant to a visionary leader, he has been
involved in the organization for more than six decades.
network of individuals and organizations promoting 47 current class
responsible citizenship and peace.
In 1952, he traveled to France with The Experiment,
returning several years later as a group leader. From This is not the first time the Loweys have provided
1986 to 2000, Lowey served on World Learnings board
of trustees, including three years as board chair. He was
funding for students to participate in World Learning
programs. In 1995, they created an endowment to provide
LANGUAGES SPOKEN
by current class
62
then named board chair emeritus, a position he has held scholarships for high school students from Westchester
for 16 years. World Learning honored his contributions County, New York, to participate in Experiment programs.
and commitment with The Experiment Citation Award. The Experiment now provides more financial aid than any COUNTRIES
other high school summer abroad program.
This year, Lowey and his wife, New York Congresswoman
Nita Lowey, deepened their support for the organization The Loweys are also among the founding donors of the
17 held internships/
practicums in last 5
by generously donating $500,000 to establish The Experiment Leadership Institute, a fully-funded program years
Stephen and Nita Lowey SIT Graduate Institute for exceptional young people to develop leadership skills
Scholarship Fund. The five-year fund will provide and study public health in India or human rights in South COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
$100,000 in needs-based scholarships to students Africa. by current class
enrolled in SIT masters degree programs.
Through its experiential educational model, SIT
Graduate Institute prepares students for careers in
international development and teaching, Lowey says.
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A MESSAGE FROM
OUR BOARD CHAIR
It is with great pleasure that I greet you as the new
Chair of World Learning's board. It is an honor and a
challenge to pick up where my good friend Tom Hiatt
and in my view, essential to a peaceful, multicultural
our outgoing board chair left off. I am so grateful
SECTION 5 society. People-to-people connections are the salve the
for his hard work and passion supporting the mission of
world needs.
FINANCIALS,
this vibrant organization. I was drawn to serve on the
board because World Learning is a demonstrated leader I hope you have enjoyed exploring this years annual
in fostering positive change in the world. Supporting report, which provides a wonderful snapshot of World
it gives you and me the opportunity to be part of Learnings accomplishments in 2016, and that you are
that change. In a world of increasing multicultural inspired to re-new and re-invigorate your commitment
BOARD &
complexities and tensions, World Learnings programs to global education, exchange, and development. Your
cross many boundaries to connect people in meaningful support helps us provide scholarships, reach out to
ways. It is through those human connections that minds refugees, create innovative new programs, and make
are opened, people feel more empowered, lives are a difference. Most of us dont have the opportunity in
PHILANTHROPY
changed, and communities are strengthened. our daily work to transform lives across the globe by
supporting World Learning, thats exactly what you can
World Learnings core values define and distinguish
do! And we need your support for these programs, now
all of our programs: a commitment to experiential
more than ever.
learning, working together to solve complex global
issues, and facilitating dialogue and understanding
across cultures, races, and religions. Our motto is "we do
I am looking forward to seeing what we can accomplish
together in 2017, our 85th anniversary.
nothing about them without them."
Thank you to the staff, partners, administrators,
I have seen the transformative power of these programs. stakeholders and everyone who works tirelessly to
advance the goals of World Learning. And most of all,
This summer, I met with students and academic directors
thank you to our generous donors who make these
from two of our SIT Study Abroad programs in Cape
programs possible. Your continued support is essential
Town, South Africa. Not only did these bright and
to the creation of a more peaceful and just world.
engaged students learn about South Africas history and
culture, they learned so much about themselves. The
program directors I met with had a deep understanding
of the local culture and a passion to help students learn
and grow.
Lynne M. Maguire
Our students are receiving the kind of rich, global Board Chair, World Learning
education that is essential for a 21st century job market,
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Clare and Howard McMorris* Richard and Dale Levy* James Attwood and Leslie Williams Dorothy Koopman and Mark Eaton* ($500 to $999)
Bush and Jamie Helzberg*
Betsy Michel* Charles MacCormack* John and Madeline Baer Atsuko Kosaka and Anonymous (3)
Morelle Lasky Levine* Kenneth Robinson
Paul Muther and Ulla Dagert-Muther* Susan and David Plimpton* Mary Brass* Marti Anderson and
Bill and Pam Michaelcheck* Susan and Curtis Koster* Michael Silberman
Marnie S. Pillsbury Susan Ross Sandra Brown
John R. Padget* Christopher and Catherine Kramer* Shirley and Eric Andrews-Sharer
Sandy and Lew Rosewater* Michael Savage* Terry-Ann Burrell
Rita Sator Mary and Marshall Lasky* Alice Anthony*
Ann Rosewater* Kristin Baldwin Seeman* Susan Caldwell*
Susan West* Thomas G. MacCracken* Stephen Barefoot*
Nancy and Richard Saunders Jan Solomon and Tonya Carmien*
Global Ambassadors Kenneth D. Simonson* John Mackie and Kathleen Ecker* Margery Beebe*
Michael Siegal and Nomi Ghez* Don Cash*
($25,000 to $49,999) Brian and Kirbie Stephens* Constance and Henry McPhee* Andrew and Carol Bell*
Betsy Rosewater Snyder and Peggy Lewis Cash*
Edith and Erik Bergstrom David Strasburg* Joan Mintz* Carol Bellamy
Bertram Snyder* Suzanne Chapman*
Linda and David Glickstein* Sharon Lim and Lance Wallin* Thomas Navin and Michael O'Neil* Cynthia and John Bracken*
Donald Steinberg* Roger Cogswell*
Dorian Goldman and Nancy Hamill Winter* W. Reid and Marguerite Pitts Kimberly Warren and
Marvin Israelow* Sydney Temple and David and Joanne Corey*
Sandanona Club Andrea Rhodes and Fred Gluck John Cammack*
Sarah Kupferberg* Thomas Cowles*
Alan and Vivien Hassenfeld David Celentano
Joan and Edwin Tiffany* ($2,500 to $4,999) Peggy and Richard Danziger Mark and Elizabeth Richards*
Thomas and Nora Hiatt* Baylor Chapman*
James L. Wilson* Eric Hall Anderson* Dawn and Mark Deaton Peter and Elizabeth Richards
Anne and John Iskrant* Prudence Clendenning and
Nina and Patrick Wilson* Faith Wilcox Barrington* Jacques Delori and Kristen Graf* Jane Rotch*
Richard and Virginia Keim* Robert Clopp*
Odyssey Club Robert and Joan Chase* E. Hazel Denton* Eric Rothfeld*
Cheryl and Glen Lewy* Ira Cohen*
($5,000 to $9,999) Judith Ehrman* David Epstein* Manjula and Stuart Salomon*
Virginia Loeb and James Sperling* Melinda and Wayne Colquitt*
Anonymous (4) Sarah G. Epstein and James Epstein* Elaine Seiler
Emilie and Douglas Ogden* Donald A. Collins* Richard and Beth Coulter*
Alice and Walter Abrams* Richard Epstein* Martha and Stephen Smith*
Marsha and Alan Paller* Thomas and Elizabeth Fox* William and Jean Crocker
Richard and Anne Adler* Sarah Epstein and Joe Junkin* Brian and Keira Smith*
World Learning Society Stephen and Grace Gamble Sally Cutler*
Henry Arnhold* Fred Erisman and Philip and Marcia Steckler*
($10,000 to $24,999) Vidar and Kathleen Jorgensen* Veronica and Enriqu Darer
Margherita and Michael Baldwin* Patricia Longley-Erisman* William and Coralie Stevenson*
Robert and Pamela Adams* Lynn and Phil Lilienthal* Martha Darling and Gilbert Omenn*
Jane Condon and Michael and Lourdes Eschmann Dianne and James Stuart*
Truman Anderson* Cynthia B. Lloyd* Betty Dodds*
Kenneth G. Bartels* Nancy and Richard Fryberger* Peter Swift and Diana McCargo*
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James and Sara Donnell Cassy Pollack-Pickard and
Jane Eisner* Jon Pickard*
Barbara and Ostrom Enders Cheryl C. Price*
Mary Remensnyder*
INFINITY CLUB The Infinity Club is a special group of supporters who have included World Learning,
The Experiment in International Living, SIT Study Abroad, International Honors Program,
Beatriz and Alvino Fantini
Ronaleen and Thomas Roha* AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 or SIT Graduate Institute in their estate plans. A planned gift in the form of a trust, gift
Edward and Julie Ginsburg*
H. David and Carla Rosenbloom* of life insurance, charitable gift annuity, retirement plan assets, or bequest strengthens
Dana and Sharon Gire* World Learnings future. We are deeply grateful to the Infinity Club members listed here
Kai Goodman* Benjamin Rubenstein*
Anonymous (5) and hope their leadership will inspire others. We also welcome our new members whose
Elizabeth and Marcelo Halpern* Tedd Saunders
Robert Adams names appear in bold.
Grafton Harper* Barbara and Herbert Schade*
Curtis and Magaly Schaeffer* Herbert Adler
Patricia and Graham Harrison
Susan and Charles Schwartz* Eric Hall Anderson William Crocker Suzanne FitzGerald Leila Jahncke
Ann Harrod*
Nick Selch Dorothea de Zafra Atwell Allen Cutler Margaret Fohl Donald Jennings
Van and Elizabeth Hawn*
Ivan Shulman* Stephen Barefoot Mary B. Davidson Nancy Fryberger Lynne Jennings
Michelle Hayward and
Jeremy Anderson Edwin and Katharine Smith* Faith Wilcox Barrington Gale Day Richard Fryberger Keith H. Johnson
Stevens and Nann Hilyard* Bobby Stinebaugh* Carl Bauer Ann Denton Day Francesca Galluccio-Steele Leonade Jones
Penelope Hull* Sandra Stone* Edith Bergstrom Sally Deitz Amy Garcia Laura Kaiser
Hannelore and Konrad Jarausch* Elizabeth Thomson* Randall Bollig Rosamond Delori Mitchell Goodman Karen Kale
David and Peggy Kehe* Priscilla Toomey* E. Hazel Denton Charles Grimes Margery Katz
Whitford Bond
Susan Kelley* Kathleen and Carlton Tucker* Betty Dodds Margaret Grimes Maurice Katz
R. F. Bonewitz
Elizabeth and Andrew King* Elisabeth Wilde
Kathleen Brown Kimberly Doren Lisa Gurwitch David Kehe
Harriet Kuhr* Eric Wirth*
Elizabeth Brownstein Stephan Draganis Susan Gutchess Peggy Kehe
Anne Lauriat* Paul Witt*
Katherine Bryant Roger Drexler Eleanor Hamric Justine Keidel
John Lucas* Ellen Wormser*
R. Donald and Laura MacDougall* John and Mary Wright* Marion Bundy Margaret Drucker Conrad Harper Susan Kelley
Natalie Mahoney* Peggy Lewis Cash Sarah Dunmeyer Marsha Harper Sally Kennedy
Roger Majak* Joan Chase Lelah Dushkin Bonnie Helms Irene Kleinsinger
Stephen and Carolyn McCandless* Deceased Robert Chase Laurence Ebner Mary Heltsley Susan R. Klenk
Elizabeth and Dale Meers* *Global Loyalty Donor: Recognizes Virginia Cheney Karen Eckhart Apphia Hensley Sally Knapp
Susan Meiselas donors who have provided critical Gregory Chislovsky Susan Edelmann Nora Hiatt Steve Kremm
Linnea Myers support to World Learning for at Jane Edwards Thomas Hiatt Carole Kropschot
Michael Clarfeld
Judith Mysliborski* least three fiscal years
Prudence Clendenning Judith Ehrman Bill Hoffman Cecilia Lacks
Shirley Neichoy Joan Elliston Patricia Hogan Gordon Lankton
Elizabeth Conant
Nancy Niemann*
Lawrence Cooley Billie Embree Dolly Howe Barbara Larson
Elizabeth and David Ogilvy
Susan Corbett Sarah G. Epstein Tamar Huberman Marshall Lasky
Carrol Otto*
Audrae Coury George Ewan Nancy Hunter Mary Lasky
Rosamund Palmer*
Susan Peck* Catherine Crane Marina Fanning Anne Iskrant Melissa Laughner
Anne Lauriat
Marion Levy
William Sage
Manjula Salomon
Ellen Wormser
Elizabeth Yacubian
CORPORATIONS, A growing number of corporations, foundations, and other organizations are
providing funding for World Learning programs. These commitments reflect
Laraine Lippe Lisa Salzman Robert Youker FOUNDATIONS, an increasing interest in our efforts to provide education, exchange, and
development programs that empower and strengthen communities. The list
Tou Pao Lor Susan Santone Nancy Zinner
Edward Lynn Ann Imlah Schneider Elizabeth Zorski AND OTHER below recognizes organizations that made donations of $5,000 and above.
Learn more about developing a corporate partnership with World Learning at
David Madson Howard Schuman ORGANIZATIONS worldlearning.org/support-us/ways-to-give
Joseph Mandato Marilyn Schwartz
Stephanie Maull Robert Schweich
Peter May Ernest Van B. Seasholes Anonymous (3) KPMG
Nina R. McCoy Cleta Skovronski MATCHING GIFT AIEA Secretariat Kura Hulanda Foundation
Marilyn Meardon Ellen Smith
Janet Mersereau Gary Smith COMPANIES Anadarko Algeria Company
Arnhold Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Marjorie H. Wilson Charitable Lead Trust
Marilyn Morris Irene Smith Erik E. & Edith H. Bergstrom Foundation Merchants Bank
Sherry Lee Mueller John Sommer Barnes Group LLC Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Monroe County Education Foundation
Eunice Murphy Donald Steinberg Boeing Company Boeing International Corporation MSS Consulting and Cardiology Med Services
Anne Nickerson Brian Stephens Capital Group Companies Brownington Foundation Newman's Own Foundation
Francesca Nicosia Kirbie Stephens Colgate-Palmolive Co. Howard P. Colhoun Family Fund Northern Trust Company
Nancy Niemann Judith Stoffer Cummings Foundation Inc. Community Foundation for the National Capital Region North Ridge Foundation
Kathy Jones Nixon Richard Stollenwerck Dodge & Cox Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation The Dorothy & Jonathan Rintels Charitable Foundation
Jackalyn Noller Susan Sunflower Duke Energy Corporation Dow Chemical IMEA GMBH Rosewater Fund
Susan Papp Donna Svirsky Fortune Brands Home and Security EMC Corporation Schwab Fund for Charitable Giving
Maude Pervere Masako Takada Glaxo Smith Kline Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Stuart Family Foundation
Don Pillsbury Elizabeth Tannenbaum Goldman, Sachs and Co. Ann B. and Thomas L. Friedman Family Foundation Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Marnie S. Pillsbury Robert Terry IBM Corporation Friends of University Academy Vanguard Institutional Asset Management
David Plimpton Susan Terry Johnson & Johnson Family of Garfield Foundation Vermont Efficiency
Susan Plimpton Joan Tiffany Companies
Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation Wallin Foundation
Susan Post Priscilla Toomey Kresge Foundation
Hamill Family Foundation Woodlawn Foundation
David Rein Lucy Carothers McRae Vollet Merck Partnership for Giving
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
Kathryn Riley Judith Vore Pepsico Foundation
Hassenfeld Foundation
John Riordan Ann Weigand Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts
Program Hunt Alternatives Fund
Susan Ritz Adam Weinberg Roy A. Hunt Foundation
Verizon Foundation
David Rose Beth Weisberg ImpactAssets
Louise Rose Susan Whittlesey Wolf Institute for Inclusive Security
Jane Rotch Nancy Hamill Winter JPMorgan Chase
COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS
GIFTS IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Carrol Otto In Honor of Virginia Hansen In Honor of Mario Pascale
William and Lynne Reed Charlotte Dean Carol Dickinson
In Memory of Samuel Achziger In Memory of Gerald Shaia In Honor of Emily Heck In Honor of Marnie S. Pillsbury
Philip Young and Lorraine Sullivan Carol Dickinson Gay Thomas Dianne and James Stuart
In Memory of Paul Baltay In Memory of Mary Tweedy In Honor of David and Patti Holley In Honor of Lily Pisano
Helen and Paul Gigley Margot Egan Elizabeth and Warren Boyd Eleanor and Frederick Meyer
In Memory of Gaylord Barr Clare and Howard McMorris In Honor of Robert and Judy Huret In Honor of Ronald Richardson
Elliot and Deborah Wheelwright Michael Savage Kenneth and Gina Mandelbaum Lowell Leitzel
In Memory of Robert Cash Susan Mandelbaum In Honor of Ruth Rowan
Don Cash GIFTS IN HONOR In Honor of Ann Huston Laura Wagner
In Memory of Kathleen Cunningham Michael and Mary Ann Huston In Honor of Sarah Grace Spurgin
In Honor of Bianca Aponte
June and John Gorman In Honor of Claudia Joppert Diana Spurgin
Limary Rios
In Memory of Jill Dixon Susan Snodgrass In Honor of Jessica Strauss
In Honor of Alejandra Aponte
Morris Dixon In Honor of Tawakkol Karman Emily Cross
Limary Rios
In Memory of Edward Geibel Donald Steinberg In Honor of Donald K. Steinberg
In Honor of Laurie Black
Susan Corbett and Steve Kremm In Honor of Richard Keim Paul Muther and Ulla Dagert-Muther
Margery Ganz
In Memory of David Hoffman Thomas Keim In Honor of Joan and Edwin Tiffany
In Honor of Ed Brigden
Eleanor Blumenberg In Honor of Smitu Kothari Joshua Channell
Anne Esson
Rochelle Levy Marissa Vahlsing In Honor of Carolyn Tyson
In Honor of Frank Burke
Carol Norman In Honor of Joseph Lee Carol and William Gay
Elizabeth and Warren Boyd
In Memory of Karl Jaeger Theresa Lee In Honor of Dennis Varner
In Honor of Brittany Cavazos
Kristin Baldwin Seeman Elizabeth and Warren Boyd
Michele Price In Honor of Stephen Lowey
In Memory of Smitu Kothari In Honor of Amy Wolfe
In Honor of Allen Cutler Alexandra Fisher Sweet and
Tanner Welsh Elizabeth and Warren Boyd
Sally Cutler Andrew Sweet
In Memory of Susan Lessenco In Honor of Bryan Wolfe
In Honor of Rosamond Delori In Honor of John Lucas
Susan Corbett and Steve Kremm Elizabeth and Warren Boyd
Evelyne Delori Virginia Loeb and James Sperling
In Memory of Judy Mello In Honor of Margarita Zayas
In Honor of Alvino and Beatriz Fantini In Honor of John McCaslin
Sidney Lovett Ellen and Thomas Payzant
Elizabeth Downes Hugh M. Caslin
In Honor of Anthony Zei
In Memory of David Murdoch In Honor of Goutam Merh
Linda Lineback Catherine and Rodney Zei
Rosamond and Francois Delori Emily Fletcher
In Honor of Paula Green
David Karrick In Honor of Dara Moses
Larry Bucher
Susan and David Plimpton Christopher Genteel
In Honor of Erik Hanna
Leslie and Lee Schulman
Diana Hanna In Honor of Jana Ntumba
Lowell Leitzel
GLOBAL ADVISORY World Learnings Global Advisory Council champions its mission to empower
a new generation of global citizens to build peaceful prosperous, inclusive,
Ambassador Michael Guest
Founder, Council for Global Equality,
Elisabeth McMorris
Former Advisor, SIT Graduate Institute
COUNCIL and responsible institutions through international development, education,
and exchanges.
Former Ambassador Ruth Messinger
Mark Hanis President, American Jewish World Service
Former Director, Georgetown University, Director, Melvin Ming
Sheppie Glass Abramowitz Julius Coles
Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation Former President and CEO, Sesame Workshop
Board of Directors, Kids in Need of Defense Director, Andrew Young Center for Global Leadership
Ambassador Swanee Hunt Rajesh Misra
Alice Albright at Morehouse College
Founder, Hunt Alternatives Fund, Principal, Management Consulting, KPMG LLP
CEO, Global Partnership for Education Aicha Cooper
Women Waging Peace Jaime Montoya
Dr. Al-Nasir Bellah Al-Nasiry Research Associate, World Bank
Shamil Idriss UGRAD Alum, Fulbright Scholar, social activist
IYLEP Alum, medical doctor and youth activist Sarah Costa
President, Search for Common Ground David Morrissey
Amir Ben Ameur Executive Director, Womens Refugee Commission
Mirza Jahani Executive Director, US International
Founder, WeYouth Ambassador Elizabeth Cousens
CEO, Aga Khan Foundation USA Council on Disabilities
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini Deputy Chief Executive Officer,
Steven H. Kaplan Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang
Founder, International Civil Society Action Network United Nations Foundation
President, University of New Haven Minister of Education, Ghana
Ami Aronson Alex Dehgan
Harold Hongju Koh Allan Rock
Executive Director, Bernstein Family Foundation Founder, Conservation X Labs,
Sterling Professor of International Law, President, University of Ottawa
Alexandra Arriaga and former Chief Scientist, USAID
Yale Law School Chloe Schwenke
Partner, Strategy for Hummanity Jennifer Dulski
Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie Former Vice President, Freedom House
J. Brian Atwood President and Chief Operating Officer, Change.org
Founder, Enlightening and Empowering People Antastase Shyaka
Chair of Global Policy Studies and Professor of Public Abby Falik
with Disabilities in Africa CEO, Rwanda Governance Board
Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, Founder and CEO, Global Citizen Year
James Lawrence Tara Sonenshine
University of Minnesota Antonio R. Flores
Chairman, Great North Star LLC Fmr. Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and
Rye Barcott President, Hispanic Association of Colleges
Amy Logan Public Affairs, State Department
Managing Partner and Co-Founder, Double Time Universities
President, US National Committee for UN Women Michael Sutcliffe
Capital Elizabeth Gips
San Francisco Bay Area President, City Insight
Patxi Beascoa Educational Consultant and Advisor, Global Partnership
Kristin Lord Susan Sygall
Director of Marketing, Penguin Random House for Education and MasterCard Foundation
President and CEO, IREX President, Mobility International USA
Betty Oyella Bigombe Tamara Gould
John Lucas Tim Wainwright
Minister of Water Resources, Uganda Senior Vice President, National Production and
President and CEO, International Student CEO, ADD International
Jeanne Bourgault Strategic Partnerships at Independent Television
Exchange Programs Bettina Wiedmann
President and CEO, Internews Service
Hady Mahfouz Executive Director,
Caren Grown
President, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik Experiment in International Living Germany
Senior Gender Coordinator, World Bank
BOARD OF TRUSTEES SENIOR LEADERSHIP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 (unaudited)
Thomas Hiatt Michael Clarfeld Morris Rossabi Donald K Steinberg

Board Chair New York, NY New York, NY Chief Executive Officer 2016 2015
Indianapolis, IN SIT Study Abroad, Bolivia 97 Donald K. Steinberg World Learning ASSETS
IHP 69 Lawrence S. Cooley Ex-Officio Trustee
Cheryl Winter Lewy Arlington, VA McLean, VA Carol Jenkins Cash and cash equivalents 4,562,573 3,813,799
Vice Chair IHP 69 Carole Wood President of Global Accounts and notes receivable, net 15,689,947 18,496,399
Mamaroneck, NY SIT Study Abroad Parent 07 Chicago, IL Development & Exchange
Contributions receivable, net 1,320,366 1,126,461
SI Study Abroad Parent 09 IHP Parent 08
Virginia A. Loeb Allen B. Cutler Kote Lomidze, CPA Prepaid expenses and other assets 5,281,021 4,694,241
Vice Chair New York, NY Rosamond P. Delori Senior Vice President of Investments 44,304,964 48,715,299
Cambridge, MA Thomas H Fox Chair Emerita Finance, Chief Financial Property, plant and equipment, net 5,478,875 6,060,115
Experimenter to France 70 Washington, DC Lincoln, MA Officer
Total Assets 76,637,746 82,906,314
Lynne Maguire Michael Geisler SIT Study Abroad Parent 92,
Vice Chair Purduse, NY 95,01 Bethaney LaClair LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
New York, NY Leonade Jones Phyllis Watt Ingersoll Chief of Staff, Corporate
LIABILITIES
SIT Study Abroad Parent 09 Washington, DC Trustee Emerita Secretary
William Michaelcheck Experiment to Denmark 69 Buzzards Bay, MA Accounts payable and accrued expenses 7,693,075 7,121,568
Vice Chair Richard Keim Experimenter to Mexico 46 Lisa Rae
Advance payments and deferred revenue 10,168,754 9,036,401
New York, NY New York, NY Guatemala 47, Austria 49 Senior Vice President of
IHP 69 Experimenter to Spain 58 Germany 50, Yugoslavia 51 Legal Affairs, General Borrowings under line of credit 7,822,249 9,303,282
Sharon Lim Experiment Leader 56 Counsel Capital lease obligations 67,952 114,883
Wayzata, MN Experiment Parent 79, 81,85 Notes Payable 17,791 23,561
Robert W. Adams Charles F. MacCormack Stephen Lowey Kimberly Abbott
Federal loan program advances 785,917 878,072
Lexington, MA Easton, CT Chair Emeritus Vice President of Marketing
Experimenter to Italy 58 Experiment Leader 65 Rye, NY & Communications Total Liabilities 26,555,738 26,477,767
Experiment Parent 86 Experiment Parent 05 Experimenter to France 52
NET ASSETS
Richard J. Adler Paul S. Muther Susan B. Plimpton Rachel Henry
Greenwich, CT Toronto, ON Canada Chair Emerita Vice President of Operations Unrestricted 9,771,927 11,998,608
SIT Study Abroad Parent 06 IHP66 Minneapolis, MN Temporarily restricted 9,091,147 13,384,837
Robert C. Chase Experiment Parent 07,10 Experimenter to Sweden 63 Thomas Navin
Permanently restricted 31,218,934 31,045,102
Alexandria, VA Emilie M. Ogden Experiment Leader 68 Vice President of
SIT Study Abroad Parent 87 San Francisco, CA MA, SIT Graduate Institute 72 Philanthropy and Alumni Total net assets 50,082,008 56,428,547
Experimenter to Switzerland Experiment Parent 00 Engagement TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 76,637,746 82,906,314
'79, Experiment Parent 10 SIT Study Abroad Parent 01
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2016 (unaudited)
REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT 2016 TOTAL

OPERATING REVENUE:
TUITION AND PROGRAM FEES 50,364,571

LESS SCHOLARSHIPS (5,529,668)
NET TUITION AND PROGRAM FEES 44,834,903
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 84,775,944
OTHER GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 6,084,220
INVESTMENT RETURN AVAILED UNDER SPENDING POLICY 2,175,623
CONTRIBUTIONS 2,233,714
AUXILIARY SERVICES 715,671
OTHER REVENUE 367,245
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT 141,187,320
EXPENSES 2016 TOTAL

OPERATING EXPENSE:
EDUCATION AND GENERAL:

PROGRAM AND INSTRUCTION 33,719,016
PROGRAM SUPPORT* 3,712,601
STUDENT SERVICES 1,980,916
GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 84,775,944
OTHER GRANTS AND CONTRACTS 5,506,742
AUXILIARY SERVICES 856,485
GENERAL SUPPORT* 12,190,058
INTEREST ON INDEBTEDNESS 109,114
OTHER 250,748
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE 143,101,624
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS (1,914,304)

TOTAL NON-OPERATING REVENUE (EXPENSE) (4,432,235)
*Amount presented net of Indirect Cost Recovery CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (-6,346,539)
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p. 13, David Snyder | World learning/Jvenes in Accin | Mexico
p. 21, World Learning/The Experiment Leadership Institute/Patrick | South Africa
p. 26, World Learning/SIT/Wadhwani |2016 Photo Contest 1st Place Crowd Favorite | India
p. 28, World Learning/SIT/ Mantegna | 2016 Photo Contest 1st Place "Independent Research | Australia
p. 28, World Learning/SIT/Arasim-Darby | 2016 Photo Contest Runner-Up "Program Theme" | Ecuador
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p. 33, Kate Condon and Jennifer Allen | World Learning/SIT | Uganda
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dialogue, mutual respect, and camaraderie.

THE FELLOWSHIP INITIATIVE

THE EXPERIMENT 2016 AT A GLANCE

DONOR IMPACT 349 24 $2.4

involved in 2002 when he proposed establishing the mission.

CONFRONTING CRITICAL SHAPING FUTURE

DONOR IMPACT ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

SIT STUDY ABROAD 2016 AT A GLANCE

INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

SIT GRADUATE INSTITUTE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES SENIOR LEADERSHIP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

Thomas Hiatt Michael Clarfeld Morris Rossabi Donald K Steinberg

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES

REVENUES AND OTHER SUPPORT 2016 TOTAL

TUITION AND PROGRAM FEES 50,364,571

TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE AND OTHER SUPPORT 141,187,320

EXPENSES 2016 TOTAL

EDUCATION AND GENERAL:

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE 143,101,624

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS (1,914,304)

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