USA alumni youths gathered
USA alumni youths gathered.
USA alumni youths gathered. The first ACCESS Alumni Conference themed “Giving Back to Community” was held co-organized by the Educational Advising Resource Center and U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar. The conference aimed to network with alumni and come up with project ideas that would be beneficial for Mongolian youth and surrounding community. Approximately 70 ACCESS alumni from Ulaanbaatar, eastern Dornod province and western Khovd province participated in the conference. The ACCESS program sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State provides a foundation of English language skills to talented youth from economically disadvantaged sectors through after school classes and intensive sessions. The first ACCESS program started in Ulaanbaatar in 2006 and since then 5 ACCESS programs had been organized successfully graduating more than 350 secondary school students. The U.S. Embassy in Ulaanbaatar overseas the implementation of the program and currently there are 2 Access programs running actively nationwide.
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