By Rawa Q. (DYLEP 2017 Participant)
My DYLEP experience helped me a lot during the IYLEP Mirror program, because if there wasn’t DYLEP, I wouldn’t have applied for IYLEP Mirror in the first place.
Category: Experiences
Cornerstone of Building my Confidence
By Rojeena R. (DYLEP 2017 Participant)
The first time I got involved with DYLEP after getting accepted as a DYLEP 2017 finalist was when we were working on the Lollipop Campaign. They were the first couple of days from the first module and we already started team working to accomplish change, and the Lollipop Campaign was only a start. They were these days and the motivating and inspiring people I worked with that made me realize I want to do more to build my country, because that’s where I find myself. Continue reading
My DYLEP Experiences
By Maryam A. (DYLEP 2016 Participant)
It’s been two years since I finished the program and although that, I’m barely touching the big changes that have occurred in my life and stuck in it. That most of the activities of the study that we do for a certain period, such as the school year, after the end of the school year in a short period of time we remember only the things that we acquired in a distinctive way and stuck in our mind, but the program and all sections of DYLEP with the information provided to us in a distinctive and useful way this what made us relate to it and what we learned even after a long time to graduate from the program. Continue reading
Rojeena’s Dialogue Group
By Rojeena R. (DYLEP 2017 Participant)
Before DYLEP, all I had were wishes that someday my community would get better, I always dreamt of a community where women are respected as much as men are, where no one’s abilities are underestimated, and where one is all and all is one, but I would never think that I can be a part of making that possible, so all I did was admire people who were at least trying to make a change, because it was something I hadn’t had enough courage to do. Continue reading
DYLEP: Then and Beyond
By Noah K. (DYLEP 2016 Participant)
There are few opportunities to make new, long-lasting friends in this society. With increasingly addictive technology, increased stress, and the devaluation of true friendship, it’s become extremely difficult to forge and continue true bonds between individuals. Continue reading
DYLEP
By Ahmed A. (DYLEP 2016 Participant)
DYLEP is a great opportunity to show who you really are. The amazing thing in this program is the respecting of others perspectives and ideas. You also can attract the others about your real personality. Continue reading
My Story
By Ahmed A. (DYLEP 2016 Participant)
DYLEP.
I don’t know how I’m supposed to describe the whole experience in just one paragraph because there are so many things to talk about but through this short story, I’ll try to explain to you how great it was to be part of this program and to be part of DYLEP’s family. Continue reading
My DYLEP Experience
By Kamal K. (DYLEP 2016 Participant)
DYLEP is a virtual exchange program to promote mutual understanding between Iraqi and American participants, and I am here to share my experiences. Continue reading
