Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships Incorporated

Global program:twenty-three ascendant leaders from 21 countries participated in the prestigious 2022 global program in the united states last fall in pursuit of groundbreaking projects and enlightening exchanges with critical thinkers in their fields. Drawn from across asia, africa, europe, latin america, and australia, the 2022 global fellows are private and public sector leaders engaged in addressing some of the most pressing issues of our time. They provide health care for the ailing, protect the environment and combat climate change, work to limit the emissions generated by big cities and reduce the carbon footprint of hospitals and apply behavioral genetics in personalized learning for children.

Africa program:the 2022 africa program, the second focused on the region, brought to the u.s. 25 leaders from across sub-saharan africa working to address the various dimensions of climate change afflicting the world's second most populous continent, wracked by the increasing frequency of floods, droughts, diminished crop yields and food shortages that have triggered starvation, cross-border migrations, interregional conflicts and political instability. The cohort visited seven cities together. Each leg of the fellowship exposed the fellows to experts in environmental modernizations, climate-related science and sustainability. Standout individual meetings initiated subsequent manufacturing partnerships, provided models to scale up adaptation finance [cont on sch o]and launched a new fund for a new green investment initiative.

Global fellows network: the global fellows' network fosters continued connection and engagement among fellows around the world. Eisenhower fellows currently have organized over 50 national and regional fellow chapters. Chapter members engage in activities such as recruiting, holding preliminary candidate interviews, organizing regional conferences and hosting incoming usa and international fellows. Fellows provide visiting fellows with both home hospitality and mentoring. Ef fellows participate in the ef global network council (gnc). Ef produces regular newletters and encourages fellows to share their experiences on social media. [cont on sch o]ef also assists global fellows in promoting and facilitating regional conferences and Eisenhower day of fellowship events. Eisenhower fellows gathered digitally and in-person across six continents in 2022 to collaborate, Exchange ideas, and drive impact. In january, 30 country chapter heads from ef's global network met virtually to discuss the political, economic and social outlooks for their countries and regions. In february, fellows from 27 countries joined usa fellow john della volpe (usa 2008) and the global scholars for a webinar discussion about gen z and john's book, fight: how gen z is channeling their fear & passion to save america. Ef also hosted 12 virtual reunions for fellows who participated in ef programs from 2000 to 2017, with more than 110 fellows attending the reunions to reconnect and renew the bonds of fellowship.fellows in country chapters across the world gathered for meetings throughout the year. For example, brazilian fellows met in august for two days in belo horizonte to discuss topics related to opportunities and responsibilities for sustainable growth. The island of ireland fellows convened in person in dublin in april to discuss post-pandemic recovery and invited the 2022 global scholars to join them. Thirteen Eisenhower fellows attended the un climate change conference in sharm el-sheikh, egypt and met with each other to share insights and explore opportunities to collaborate.

Global scholars program:this important dimension of ef's programs exposes a new generation of younger american leaders to the world beyond u.s. shores and to the ef global network. This unique program sends recent american college graduates to europe for a year of postgraduate studies leading to a master's degree. Scholars complete their master's degrees at the blavatnik school of government at the university of oxford, focusing on public service and effective governance, and at the school of global and public affairs at ie university in madrid, focusing on the global economy, innovation and entrepreneurship. Scholars meet with Eisenhower fellows and develop lifelong connections to a network of like-minded leaders. The scholars may be offered optional summer internships in collaboration with the ef global network. Other programs: in addition to its international programs, Eisenhower Fellowships also operates a usa program, which sends between 10-12 u.s. citizens abroad annually. In the spring, 11 mid-career u.s. Leaders traveled to 8 different countries to advance in a variety of fields such as arts and culture, healthcare, workforce development, sustainability and disinformation. In september, 11 mid-career u.s. Leaders in law enforcement, medicine, bioscience, academia, finance, education and civic engagement traveled abroad for four to five weeks to expand their horizons and sharpen their strategies for combating entrenched racial injustice in their communities and professional fields. Bolstering these programs was overwhelming participation from fellows in the global network in the host countries visited by the american fellows. The fellows traveled to 16 countries to learn how racial justice in areas such as healthcare, youth development, education, entrepreneurship and criminal justice translates in these varying international contexts.