Implementation of C5+1 Youth Council Program

The program will introduce students to U.S. foreign policy priorities in Central Asia and allow them to engage with their peers on topics relevant across the region: (1) economics, with a focus on improving regional trade flows and prospects for U.S. trade and investment; (2) shared regional environmental challenges; (3) human rights; and (4) security, with a focus on terrorist threats.

Program Goal: Develop a regional network of civically engaged and English-speaking youth leaders across Central Asia who work to advance C5+1 priorities.

Program Objectives:

1. Increase understanding and knowledge of participants on U.S. foreign policy and C5+1 priorities in the region (see agenda below)

2. Increase connectivity between English-speaking Central Asian and Afghan students attending Central Asian universities

3. Foster youth leadership by developing critical thinking and project management skills of program participants

4. Develop and execute community-based projects led by program participants and C5+1 program alumni

Increase collaboration between C5+1 YC alumni and English-speaking high school and university participants through mentorship opportunities.

• Kyrgyz Republic-registered universities and educational institutions; • Kyrgyz Republic-registered not-for-profit civil society organizations (CSOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and associations, think tanks, and academic institutions; • U.S. non-governmental organizations (NGO), educational institutions partnering with Kyrgyz Republic-registered organizations;