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GLOBAL IMPACT

We have worked in seven countries, across four continents, providing direct training to more than 170 young professionals on issues related to health, entrepreneurship, media, advocacy, conflict resolution, and the arts. Our network spans civil society, the media, U.S. and local governments, academic institutions, and the private sector.

PARTNERS & NETWORKS

The Open Hands Initiative's innovative programming provides unique opportunities to build meaningful relationships among ordinary citizens, from all sectors of society and throughout the world. In addition to the training and leadership development we provide for future leaders, we also provide platforms for young people to engage with members of government, civil society, and the private sector to influence and affect change today. Through grassroots initiatives as well as high-level conferences, we provide opportunities for diverse sets of individuals to work collaboratively together, across cultures, to solve some of the world's most complex challenges and build pathways for a more globally-minded and connected world. Our partners and supporters are critical to our work. For every program we run, we collaborate with American experts and leaders, as well as local stakeholders to create dynamic exchanges that reach across all sectors of society.

GLOBAL LEADERS

In order to affect change in the future, we forge connections between bright young minds and the world's leaders to make change a process that starts today. We have had the benefit of working with these incredible leaders, experts, and diplomats.

Elizabeth McClintock

Executive Director, Bridgeway Group
ELIZABETH MCCLINTOCK

Salaam Fellowship for Conflict Resolution
Morocco | 2019
Amb. Alice Wells

U.S. Ambassador to Jordan
ALICE WELLS

Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs
Jordan | 2015
Amb. Kevin Whitaker

U.S. Ambassador to Colombia
KEVIN WHITAKER

Post-Conlfict Colombia & Public Health
Colombia | 2016

Charles Sennott

Co-founder of Global Post
CHARLES M. SENNOTT

Covering a Revolution
Egypt | 2011
Princess Dina Mired

Her Royal Highness of Jordan
PRINCESS DINA MIRED

Fellowship for Young Women Entrepreneurs
Jordan | 2015
Sergio Fajardo

Former Governor of Antioquia
SERGIO FAJARDO VALEDERAMA

Post-Conflict Colombia & Public Health
Colombia | 2016



BREAKING GROUND

OHI is a trailblazer in the field of people-to-people diplomacy, breaking ground on a number of projects that bring ordinary citizens together in new ways.


Syrian Opera House
Youth Ability Summit
Giving young disability advocates a seat at the table
Syria | 2010
Silver Scorpion
Silver Scorpion Comic Book
A cross-cultural superhero whose abilities know no limit
Syria | 2010
Tahrir Square
Covering a Revolution
A joint media program capturing the unfolding of the Arab Spring
Egypt | 2011
Burmese Journal
Burma Telling Its Own Story
A cross-border media training program spotlighting the country's socio-political transformation
Myanmar | 2013
Postconflict Colombia Program
Caras de Granizal
A photo exhibit shining a light on health, displacement & diplomacy
Colombia | 2016
Negotiation in Practice
Negotiation in Practice
Conflict resolution fieldwork with rural agricultural cooperatives
Morocco | 2019

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