Connecting Youth

The Stevens Initiative is an international effort to enhance global understanding by connecting young people through virtual exchange, giving them critical skills for prosperity and encouraging friendships along the way.

What is virtual exchange?

Virtual exchange connects young people from diverse places using everyday technology for collaborative learning and interaction through sustained and facilitated engagement.

ENGAGE IN VIRTUAL EXCHANGE

Virtual exchange provides young people meaningful international experiences.

[Virtual exchange] is important to understand different people from around the world and broaden your knowledge about different places and different people.

Kendall, high school student, U.S.
chicago student

I never thought I would be able to communicate with international students...I learned we are all human, despite the differences in languages and faiths.

Abdul Aziz, university student, Jordan
Abdul Aziz square

Paying Tribute to the Legacy of Chris Stevens

The Stevens Initiative is a lasting tribute to the legacy of Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, who devoted his life to building bridges between cultures.

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