Calling High School Students!

Boost your skills, work across cultures, and support climate change and its health impact through a fully-funded program provided by the United States Embassy in Iraq.

American and Iraqi Universities and High Schools Addressing Climate Change & its Health Impacts:

Duration:
7 Weeks

Orientation – Starts June 24th (1-2 hours/week)

Summer Program – Week of July 5th – August 19th (4-6 hours/week)

virtual exchange public health teams united planet

Students from around the United States and Iraq presented their projects to address public health issues over Zoom.

Victoria Bruchhauser, a team captain in the 2021 United Planet Virtual Exchange Summer Program, discusses her experience working on the project addressing American-Iraqi University Public Health Teams Addressing Healthcare Inequity with COVID-19.

Iraq virtual exchange
Iraq

United States

Program Overview

American-Iraqi Climate Change and Health Teams will engage 128 US high school students from throughout the US to work with 128 Iraqi high school students guided by university student mentors from Boston University, Salahaddin University, among other universities and colleges. Students will form teams to work on meaningful projects related to climate change and its effects on human health, while developing 21st skills and global citizen leadership. The program will require 4-6 contact hours per week over 6 weeks and 1-2 hours of orientation over a preparation week. Students will receive a $20 honorarium and Certificate of Global Citizen Leadership.

United Planet’s American-Iraqi Teams Addressing Climate Change and Impacts on Human Health Project is supported by the U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, U.S. Department of State.

Be a Part of the Team

128 High Schools Students from Diverse Communities in the US
128 High School Students from Diverse Communities in Iraq
32 University Students from the US (as Team Captains)
32 University Students from Iraq (as Team Captains)

Upon Completion

Receive a Certificate of Global Citizen Leadership.
Opportunity to join United Planet Alumni.

Benefits & Learning Outcomes

Boost your skills and competencies, such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, cross-cultural communication and more, for academic and career success.
Support climate change and its health impacts through developing meaningful projects.
Work across diverse cultures to bring about positive change and build collaboration.

Application Requirements

This program is fully funded by the United States State Department. All high school rising juniors and seniors, as well as graduating seniors, are eligible to participate.

Limited spots available!