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Participants and Partners

My Experience at the Clinton Global Initiative

By Shafeka Hashash Attending the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) on Tuesday, September 21 was the most outstanding experience of my life. The CGI Special Session began with President Clinton’s opening remarks and followed by an acknowledgment of programs doing great work around the globe. The first of these was the Open Hands Initiative. President Clinton […]

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Disability and Accessibility

Youth Ability Summit Promotes Global Justice and Equity at the United Nations

Only one month removed from the extraordinary gathering of American and Syrian youth self advocates in Syria, the first fruits of the inaugural Open Hands Initiative Youth Ability Summit are already being seen. On September 1st, I had the pleasure to share my experiences from the Summit at the UN Conference of State Parties in […]

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Syria Programs

Eid Mubarak from the Open Hands Initiative

عيد مبارك من مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة! ونتمنى لأصدقائنا من مختلف أنحاء العالم احتفال سعيد بعيد الفطر المبارك! مشاركون من سورية وأمريكا في “قمة الشباب للتمكن” اطلقتها مبادرة الأيدي المفتوحة في دمشق، سورية أغسطس 2010. American and Syrian youth self-advocates work together at the Open Hands’ inaugural Youth Ability Summit in Damascus, Syria September 9 is […]