iEARN partners with a number of organizations and institutions to leverage complementary interests and skills. The following is a list of organizations that have partnered with iEARN on the GCE Project:

The International Education and Resource Network, is a nonprofit, global community of more than 20,000 K-12 schools and youth organizations 110+ countries. Founded in 1988, iEARN pioneers online collaborative education for the purpose of enhancing learning and connecting teachers and youth to make a difference in the world by empowering them to work together on educational projects. The GCE project is a collaborative project between iEARN-USA and iEARN country programs in Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Syria, UAE, the United States, and Uzbekistan. Teachers and students from Algeria, Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen were once part of GCE and continue to participate in iEARN progrects. For further information, contact the Director of Government Grants, Tina Habib, iEARN-USA at 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 450, New York, NY 10115, 212-870-2693 or tina@us.iearn.org

2. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Youth Division
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. The GCE program is managed through the Office of Citizen Exchange's Youth Programs Division.

http://exchanges.state.gov/education/citizens/students/ 

3. The Copen Family Fund
CFF is a private family foundation dedicated to empowering youth to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of people and the planet.

4. The Hariri Foundation
The Hariri Foundation was founded in 1979 by His Excellency Prime Minister Rafic Hariri in Sidon, and has since expanded it's presence in Lebanon with offices in Beirut, Tripoli and Bekaa. The Hariri Foundation is a non-profit institution that was formed in response to a dire national need following the devastating civil war in Lebanon. The mission of the Hariri Foundation is assist in the formation of educational development and to enable and realize educational opportunities for young Lebanese. The foundation supports students regardless of religious or dominational affiliation. The Hariri Foundation also maintains offices in in Paris, London, and Washington DC in order to keep in close contact with students who have joined universities in Western Europe, North Africa, Canada and the United States.

5. Private Individuals
iEARN would like to acknowledge and thank the numerous private individuals that have lent their support to this program. Your support is especially important in facilitating participation by countries not supported by the initial grant.

Global Connections & Exchange Program (GCE) is made possible through support and funding from the US State Department's (DOS) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).  It is a part of iEARN-USA's BRIDGE project which is committed to connecting students and teachers in the US to those in countries with significant Muslim populations

  

July 12-18, 2008 Bukhara, Uzbekistan 15th Annual iEARN International Conference and 12th Youth Summit  All are welcome to attend.