Hosting

“We do, more than ever, need programs like Open World to share global perspectives and reinforce the notion that national security can be achieved through soft diplomacy and cultural exchange.” -Hadda Estrada, Dean of Global Education and Strategic Partnerships Community Colleges of Spokane

Georgian engineers and supervisors of the Enguri Dam visit the Grand Coulee Dam near Spokane, WA to learn about the U.S. energy industry and regulatory system in April 2018.

The Open World Leadership Center awards grants to a wide range of U.S.-based nonprofit and governmental organizations to host Open World delegations. The Center selects its host organizations annually through a competitive grants process conducted according to federal guidelines. All successful candidates have expertise in implementing professionally oriented foreign exchange programs. Some grantees carry out Open World visits themselves or through their local affiliates; others develop and oversee a network of local organizations to provide this hosting. These local organizations include civic associations, academic institutions and centers, and nonprofit international training providers.

2018 Local Host Organizations
Open World thanks the following organizations, institutions, and judges for hosting our delegations and supporting our Members of Parliament, Rule of Law, and Civic programs in 2018:

Alabama
Birmingham Sister Cities Commission
Global Ties Alabama

Alaska
Homer-Kachemak Bay Rotary Club

Arizona
Empower International
Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club
Lake Havasu Rotary Club
People to People

Arkansas
Global Ties Arkansas

California
Concord Rotary Club
International Visitors Council of Los Angeles
Modesto Sister States
Rotary Club of Santa Barbara North and Cinco de Mayo
Santa Clara/Moscow Sister County Commission

Colorado
Boulder-Dushanbe Sister Cities
Friendship Force of Denver
Pagosa Springs Rotary Club
Parker Rotary Club

Connecticut
Devon Rotary Club

Florida
GlobalJax
Friendship Force of Orlando
Seminole County South Rotary Club

Georgia
Friendship Force of Atlanta
Georgia to Georgia Foundation

Idaho
Boise Sunshine Rotary Club

Illinois
Chicago Sister Cities International
Council of International Programs Chicago
Springfield Commission on International Visitors
Supporters of Civil Society in Russia
WorldChicago

Indiana
Lafayette Rotary Club