United States Ambassador Mark Childress met with eighteen secondary school students and four coordinators of The Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program in Tanzania. The students (15-17 years of age) from Zanzibar and the mainland have been selected to live and study in the United States for up to a full academic year under the YES program.
Among these students 11 are from Zanzibar and 7 from three regions in Mainland Tanzania, including Kilimanjaro, Tanga and Coastal regions. During the program, students will live with host families, attend high school, engage in activities to learn about American society, acquire leadership skills and help educate Americans about their country and culture.
The Kennedy Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program was created in 2003 by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs as a way to build bridges between citizens of the U.S. and countries around the world. The YES program was launched in Tanzania in 2006 and to date 127 Tanzanian students have participated in this program. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. embassy).
