In recent years, members of Girls for a Change have engaged in several cultural exchange opportunities with international visitors.

In the fall of 2009, the girls met with a group of girls from Pakistan. The girls were college students studying on an exchange to MSU, and spent an afternoon at Thrive with members of the core committee. At the meeting, the girls discussed cultural similarities and differences and made a collage together on what it means to have a voice.

Also in the fall of 2009, a visiting group of professionals from Bangladesh requested a meeting with members of Girls for a Change to discuss community approaches to poverty and youth issues. The girls prepared a presentation on local non-profits and discussed their own experiences as American high-school students.

Members of the core committee with visitors from Bangladesh.

 In 2009, members of the core committee met with a group of teenagers from Algeria for a cultural exchange.

Core committee member Risa talks with a visiting Algerian girl.

Core committee members participate in small group discussion with teenagers from Algeria.

Also in 2009, a women’s delegation from South and Central Asia requested to meet with members of the core committee for a roundtable discussion.

Core committee members Mallory and Deborah pose with members of the delegation.

Girls and women participate in cross-cultural dialogue with delegation from South and Central Asia.