I am a State Department Fellow within the Professional Fellows Program of 2018.
While staying in Sacramento (California) which is a month of great activities, learning, networking and developing professional skills, all fellows are required to do volunteer work. I am doing my fellowship program at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. I’ve been also involved in work of the Strategic Growth Council.
The aim of the PFP is to provide professional skills and opportunities across the states to learn and know how different organizations function, how they work on the ground, in order we could learn and take back all the skills to our countries. Because we are the Leaders of Changes. Please don't judge me on this statement ;)
Many folks across the world can participate in this program, no matter what is the area of your work, but you need to have at least two years of professional experience and be a Leader of age 25-40,
have a track record of making an impact in your community, organization or company;
Be proficient in spoken and written English at the time of application;
Be a citizen and currently residing in one of the eligible countries for participation in the program.
Application period: October-November and February-March.
You can apply following this link: http://professionalfellows.americancouncils.org/.
Don't miss the deadline and check the PFP website.
Going back to my PFP experience, many fellows might be lucky to be hosted by local families, sometimes fellows are staying in hotels. But the most fun comes when you actually are staying with your host family. Thus, you might learn more about diverse culture in the U.S., learn much more, and have many other opportunities.
My host family is my mother with two clever dogs. She works in a Public Library and she is very intelligent and bright woman. We had a lot of interesting conversations, she explained many things to me, like the election system, medical system and education, and libraries. This is valuable experience that you need to be grateful for, and even if you are grown up adult who used to live alone, it is not a problem to stay with someone for about a month.
Believe it or not, I was there, and this question was my biggest concern, especially living with dogs (!) which I have never done before, turned out I am a natural dog-lover. The first day of my arrival, I have fell in love with my host mom's dogs.
After one week of staying in Sacramento my host mother shared with an idea to volunteer for the Sacramento Public Library, which is actually a part of my Professional Fellows Program I need to do four hours of volunteering. My host mother works in a Public Library and she has invited me to help to the library to co-organize the event “Harvest and Health Festival” at the City Church of Sacramento, October 20, 2018.
I have served five hours working with children and their parents coming from disadvantage communities of the neighborhood and informed that they can be subscribers of the Sacramento Public Library and would have access many manuals online and in the library, listen to the audiobooks and educate their children. Besides all guests could experience a petting zoo, take a ride on the trackless train, bounce house. While I was there I didn’t miss a chance to do one of activity on my own – it was a face painting. I’ve got a beautiful rose on my face. It was very informative and fun at the same time volunteering and spending time with my host mother.
Stay tuned and be a Leader.
#pfp #ProFellows #PFP #Activities #volunteering #bealeader #volunteer
P.s. The article was written at the moment of my stay in the US.
By Nara Narimanova
While staying in Sacramento (California) which is a month of great activities, learning, networking and developing professional skills, all fellows are required to do volunteer work. I am doing my fellowship program at the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. I’ve been also involved in work of the Strategic Growth Council.
The aim of the PFP is to provide professional skills and opportunities across the states to learn and know how different organizations function, how they work on the ground, in order we could learn and take back all the skills to our countries. Because we are the Leaders of Changes. Please don't judge me on this statement ;)
Many folks across the world can participate in this program, no matter what is the area of your work, but you need to have at least two years of professional experience and be a Leader of age 25-40,
have a track record of making an impact in your community, organization or company;
Be proficient in spoken and written English at the time of application;
Be a citizen and currently residing in one of the eligible countries for participation in the program.
Application period: October-November and February-March.
You can apply following this link: http://professionalfellows.americancouncils.org/.
Don't miss the deadline and check the PFP website.
Going back to my PFP experience, many fellows might be lucky to be hosted by local families, sometimes fellows are staying in hotels. But the most fun comes when you actually are staying with your host family. Thus, you might learn more about diverse culture in the U.S., learn much more, and have many other opportunities.
My host family is my mother with two clever dogs. She works in a Public Library and she is very intelligent and bright woman. We had a lot of interesting conversations, she explained many things to me, like the election system, medical system and education, and libraries. This is valuable experience that you need to be grateful for, and even if you are grown up adult who used to live alone, it is not a problem to stay with someone for about a month.
Believe it or not, I was there, and this question was my biggest concern, especially living with dogs (!) which I have never done before, turned out I am a natural dog-lover. The first day of my arrival, I have fell in love with my host mom's dogs.
After one week of staying in Sacramento my host mother shared with an idea to volunteer for the Sacramento Public Library, which is actually a part of my Professional Fellows Program I need to do four hours of volunteering. My host mother works in a Public Library and she has invited me to help to the library to co-organize the event “Harvest and Health Festival” at the City Church of Sacramento, October 20, 2018.
I have served five hours working with children and their parents coming from disadvantage communities of the neighborhood and informed that they can be subscribers of the Sacramento Public Library and would have access many manuals online and in the library, listen to the audiobooks and educate their children. Besides all guests could experience a petting zoo, take a ride on the trackless train, bounce house. While I was there I didn’t miss a chance to do one of activity on my own – it was a face painting. I’ve got a beautiful rose on my face. It was very informative and fun at the same time volunteering and spending time with my host mother.
Stay tuned and be a Leader.
#pfp #ProFellows #PFP #Activities #volunteering #bealeader #volunteer
P.s. The article was written at the moment of my stay in the US.
By Nara Narimanova
