Liberty in North Korea, Cincinnati Chapter – CincyLiNK
What is CincyLiNK? “CincyLiNK is the Cincinnati LiNK Rescue Team. LiNK stands for Liberty in North Korea. CincyLiNK was founded in 2015 in memory of Kyungmook ‘Chris’ Park (1989-2014). LiNK […]
Global Exchange Intern Miranda Luna
Internship Role My experience with the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council started this past January when I began an internship as the Development Intern and helped with the second annual […]
GCWAC Celebrates World Environment Day
World Environment Day June 5 marks the annual World Environment Day (WED) celebration. Established in 1972, World Environment Day is a United Nations public outreach platform to raise global awareness […]
Global Education Intern Emily Evans
This past August, I started interning at the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council for my senior project at Scott High School. The goal of my project was to learn more […]
5 Reasons to Get Involved with GCWAC
If you’ve read the Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council (GCWAC)’s mission statement, you know how important our work is to the Tri-State area. To be the leader in preparing the […]
Local Rotary Trip to Nigeria Inspires Clean Water Project
Four members of the Greater Cincinnati and Dayton community traveled to Nigeria for Rotary International Group Study Exchange Program in 2013. The travelers included: Michelle Harpenau – Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council, […]
Between Two Continents: A New American’s Perspective
Greater Cincinnati World Affairs Council Intern Ahmed Elessawy reflects on his experiences in the process of becoming a US Citizen. On the left, Ahmed Elessawy with his Certificate of Naturalization at […]
Education through Partnerships
Partnership Benefits Cincinnati Students In February, Partnership for Innovation in Education (PIE) and the scientific research company 3M announced a partnership directly benefiting 600 Cincinnati middle school students. The PIE […]
Coffee Emporium and International Women’s Coffee Alliance
Justice, Profit, and Gender Equality Issues in the Global Coffee Industry Eileen Schwab from Cincinnati’s Coffee Emporium and Margaret Swallow from the International Women’s Coffee Alliance (IWCA) will be celebrating […]
The Council Participates in National Conference
Global Ties 2015 On February 4, 2015, Michelle Harpenau, Executive Director; Katie Krafka, Director of Global Education; and Catharina Toltzis, Board Chair, flew from CVG Airport to Washington DC for a three day national […]
