FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL USA
1025 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NO 1000, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 www.fobcus.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF FRIENDS OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL, USA (FOBC) IS TO CREATE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND TRUST AMONG PEOPLE IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD. FOBC WORKS PRIMARILY BY ENABLING US PARTICIPATION IN A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BRITISH COUNCIL.

EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RESEARCH: WE CONTINUED THE LIBRARIES UNLIMITED PROGRAM, A 5 YEAR INITIATIVE WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH, MINISTRY OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO TRANSFORM THE PUBLIC LIBRARY SECTOR TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE BY MODERNIZING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY NETWORK, BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF GOVERNMENT OFFICERS, TRAINING LIBRARY STAFF, BUILDING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF AND ACCESS TO LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND INFORMATION SERVICES.WE CONTINUED A PROGRAM USING CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY BRICKS TO HELP DIFFERENT AGES GROUPS IN BANGLADESH TO DEVELOP THEIR CORE SKILLS. WE DEPLOYED TRAINING, 4MILLION+ IN BUILDING BRICKS AND CUSTOMIZED CURICULUM TARGET AUDIENCES TO 64 PUBLIC LIBRARIES, 300 EXTRA-CURRICULAR CLUBS FOR GIRLS AND 28 EARLY LEARNING CENTERS.WE CONTINUED BRIDGING VOICES: NEXT GENERATION IN THE US AND UK. WE WILL (1) ADVANCE THE FIELD OF RELIGION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BY EXPANDING, ENRICHING AND STRENGTHENING THE TRANSATLANTIC COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS, ACADEMICS, SCHOLARS AND THOUGHT LEADERS EXPLORING THIS COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP; (2) IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AMONG POLICYMAKERS BY BUILDING PLATFORMS AND PATHWAYS OF ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE ACADEMIC AND POLICYMAKING COMMUNITIES AT NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS; (3) IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE MEDIA COMMUNITY, CIVIL SOCIETY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMED, BALANCED AND WELL-RESEARCHED IDEAS DEVELOPED BY A BROAD AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS AND EXPERTS. WE ENABLED ISRAELI SCIENTISTS OF OUTSTANDING ABILITY TO PURSUE THEIR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE WHILE FOSTERING A SCHOLARLY EXCHANGE AND GREATER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN RESEARCHERS IN BRITAIN AND ISRAEL THROUGH OUR BLAVATNIK FELLOWS PROGRAM. FELLOWS WORKED WITH MULTIPLE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF CAMBRIDGE TO FURTHER THEIR RESEARCH OF A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS.WE PARTNERED WITH A NETWORK OF UNIVERSITIES IN KAZAKHSTAN TO DELIVER ENGLISH TRAINING FOR MORE THAN 400 KAZAKHSTANI JOURNALISTS AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS. THIS SUPPORTS THE KAZAKHSTANI VISION OF BECOMING A TRILINGUAL SOCIETY AND WILL HELP ENSURE PLURALITY OF NEWS SOURCES IN THE COUNTRY. WE CONTINUED THE CREATIVITY RESEARCH SERIES TO EXPLORE 1) CREATIVITY, CORE SKILLS AND JOB READINESS 2) EDUCATION SYSTEMS APPROACHES TO TEACHING CREATIVITY AS PART OF CORE SKILLS; 3) THE RELEVANCE OF TEACHING CREATIVITY IN THE DIGITAL AGE 4) ROLE OF CREATIVE PLAY IN TEACHING CREATIVITY 5) CREATIVITY ECONOMY IMPACT ON MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.WE CONTINUED A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA CALLED SOCIAL MOBILIZATION FOR SOCIAL POLICY: BUILDING THE POLICY-MAKING CAPACITY OF STAND AND SOCIETY IN THE ARAB REGION. THIS PROJECT CREATES NEW RESEARCH PATHWAYS AND SUPPORT EXISTING ONES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH IN THE REGION WHILE ALSO CONNECTING SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCHERS TO POLICYMAKERS AND PRACTITIONERS TO SHARE BEST PRACTICE, STRENGTHEN PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACHES TO SOCIAL POLICY AND TO LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL POLICY WORKSHOP, THE CONSOLIDATION OF ACADEMIC NETWORKS, AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF AN ONLINE PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCHERS AND PRACTITIONERS.WE CONTINUED A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR AMERICAN RUGBY COACHES TO THE UK HOSTED BY PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE PREMIERSHIP RUGBY FOR AN IMMERSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE 300 LEVEL CERTIFICATION, LEARN ABOUT SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH SPORT AND BEST PRACTICE IN COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH RUGBY WHILE CREATING NEW NETWORKS, FINDING MENTORS AND EXPERIENCING NEW COACHING METHODOLOGIES. WE PRODUCED RESEARCH, HOSTED AND CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS, HELD STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS AND PROVIDED TRAINING FOR PROGRAM MANAGERS GLOBALLY ON THE EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, MULTI-LATERAL AGENCIES, PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, HIGH NET WORTH INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.WE ORGANIZED AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR TO EXPLORE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS AT UK UNIVERSITIES FOR US EDUCATORS, HIGH SCHOOL GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, COLLEGE COUNSELORS AND EDUCATION CONSULTANTS. WE SUPPORTED SHOWCASING AND CONNECTING BRITISH ARTISTS GLOBALLY THROUGH THE BRITISH PAVILION AT THE 58TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION OF LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA WITH THE PRESENTATION OF ARTIST CATHY WILKES' INTERCONNECTED SERIES OF FLOOR-BOUND SCULPTURAL INSTALLATIONS, PAINTINGS AND PRINTS.

YOUTH LEADERSHIP, EMPLOYABILITY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISE: WE CONTINUED THE PRODIGY II BUILDING ON THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE PRODIGY PROGRAM THAT TRAINED 540 YOUTH LEADERS IN 15 UNION PARISHADS AND WARDS (RURAL AND URBAN) ACROSS ALL 7 DIVISIONS OF BANGLADESH TO PROMOTE CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND ADVOCATE FOR THE PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND INCLUSIVITY FOR GOOD GOVERNANCE. PRODIGY II EMPOWERS 801 YOUTH LEADERS IN 25 UNION PARISHADS IN BANGLADESH WITH ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES OF TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, INCLUSIVITY, NON-VIOLENT CIVIC PARTICIPATION, PLURALISM AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION TO ENABLE THEM TO PROMOTE DEMOCRATIC INCLUSION, SOCIAL COHESION AND PEACE BUILDING IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. WE CONTINUED THE I-SEED ATYRAU YOUTH ENTERPRISE AND SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM IN KAZAKHSTAN. THE PROJECT ADDRESSES UNDERLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BARRIERS THAT LIMIT THE ABILITY OF YOUTH PEOPLE IN ATYRAU TO BECOME ENTREPRENEURS. WE PROMOTED SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS BOTH AN EMPLOYMENT OPTION AND AS A ROUTE TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS TO CHALLENGES FACING LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN ATYRAU AND SURROUNDING AREAS. WE EQUIPPED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND PLATFORMS TO DEVELOP THEIR IDEAS INTO BUSINESS PLANS, SET UP AND SCALE THEIR OWN BUSINESSES, AND TO FIND FINANCING. WE CREATED NETWORKS AND OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND START-UPS IN ATYRAU AND THEIR PEERS IN OTHER AREAS OF KAZAKHSTAN AND INTERNATIONALLY, WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. WE HELPED TO EQUIP AND ESTABLISH A STEM LAB AT THE ATYRAU YOUTH CENTRE IN KAZAKHSTAN TO GIVE YOUTH, TEACHERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACCESS AND TRAINING AND PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT A STATE-OF-THE-ART STEM LAB. WE SUPPORTED THE FUTURE LEADERS CONNECT PROGRAM GIVING US YOUTH LEADERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND NETWORKS THROUGH AN INTERNATIONAL STUDY VISIT TO THE UK.WE SUPPORTED A GLOBAL COMPETITION TO IDENTIFY DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES.

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