Studying in the US Is Just a Step Away
Success
Dianne Zhambakhidze was once a shy and silent student, but that was before she enrolled in Access. It took her nearly a year to find her voice, but now she is one of the most helpful and friendly members of the group. Peers admire her diligence and hard work and always pay extra attention to what she has to say in class when she answers questions and gives advice on homework problems. Overview
Back in the fall of 2015 Dianne gathered all her courage and registered in the first round of the Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX) competition. She was sure nothing would come out of it, but decided to give it a try for the sake of experience. Today she is a semi-finalist and waits to hear about the final results in April 2016.
“I am so very lucky to be part of the Access program. One thing I can say for sure is that it is very different from all my other classes. Access is much more fun and much more interesting,” chimes Dianne. “I can’t believe I‘m just one step away from being a finalist of the FLEX program. You know, I would not even be a participant in the competition if it weren’t for my teachers. They insisted that I should give it a try. I am so, so very grateful that they did!” she voiced, showing her excitement. “I feel that I have 24 friends (sorry, 26 including the teachers) who I can trust and count on at all times. Access is my family!” she concluded and wiped a tear from her cheek.
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Success Stories
 Dianne Zhambakhidze was once a shy and silent student, but that was before she enrolled in Access. It took her nearly a year to find her voice, but now she is one of the most helpful and friendly members of the group. Peers admire her diligence and hard work and always pay extra attention to what she has to say in class when she answers questions and gives advice on homework problems. > More Second rotation of the Access program in Adjara region of Georgia started with its own set of challenges. After consultations with PH, “Changes without Borders” the implementing partner of the Access program decided to cast the participatory net wider to the outer and more remote locations of Adjara. The level of education and achievement among youth, in those remote locations, is lower than that in the Batumi public schools. Although over 200 applications were received, general starting level of language competencies among the selected 25 Access students was dramatically low. The majority of students could hardly read in English > More  |
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