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Togo - Entrepreneurship and Youth Employment Informal member gathering planned alongside confirmed in-person International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the U.S. Department of State's premier professional exchange program.

Every year, military airstrikes in conflict zones like Iraq, Syria, and Libya result in thousands of civilian deaths and displacement. To shed light on the impact that civilians face in these conflict zones, the Council is hosting a discussion with the Director of Airwars, a non-profit transparency organization working to track, assess, and archive military actions and related civilian harm claims in conflict zones.

Join us on Wednesday, March 3rd at Solas 2021 as we celebrate the important work that YOU have helped make possible!

This year will be the first virtual Solas Awards and while it will be different from past events, we are excited to be able to welcome everyone to join us in experiencing The Welcoming Center. During Solas 2021, you will have the opportunity to virtually network with others in The Welcoming Center community, learn more about the impact your support has on immigrants in Philadelphia, and watch a live conversation with our 2021 Solas Award honoree, Dr. José Ramón Fernández-Peña hosted by our friend and former colleague, Amanda Bergson-Shilcock.

Completing its Global Stability and Insecurity Series, the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia sets its sights on exploring economic development and trade in and with Sub-Saharan Africa.

Join It’s Deeper Than Travel (IDTT) for our Inaugural Pan African "Party with a Purpose", hosted on what will be declared Ghana Awareness Day in Philadelphia.

Discover the benefits of Peace Corps service from returned Volunteers. In honor of Black History Month, this interactive panel discussion of RPCVs will highlight their experience in Peace Corps.

​From neighborhood pop-up concerts to the formal stage, the Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change has been inspiring dialogue and action regarding domestic violence and other Liberian immigrant community concerns for the past two years.

Sherif Mansour is an Egyptian-American democracy and human rights activist. Before joining CPJ, he worked with Freedom House, in Washington, D.C., where he managed advocacy training for activists from the Middle East and North Africa. In 2010, Mansour co-founded the Egyptian Association for Change, a Washington-based nonprofit group that mobilizes Egyptians in the U.S. to support democracy and human rights in Egypt.

Taller's annual Arturo A. Schomburg Symposium will be focusing on exploring the different aspects of the relationship between Africa disporia and Latin American Culture.

Diplomatic Language Services, founded in 1985 in Arlington, VA, provides high-quality language services (language instruction, linguist support services, curriculum development, foreign language proficiency testing, etc.) to government, military, and commercial clients. While many of our opportunities involve working in the metro Washington, DC area, we are also currently looking for experienced language instructors who would be open to future teaching opportunities in the Philadelphia and Trenton areas.