Jeffrey Tiberi, WorldMontana® Board Member Visiting Montana in February means you are crazy about skiing. Of our more than 12 million visitors each year, the vast majority arrive in the warmer months to hike and camp and fish and enjoy our special history and grand scenery. But February of 2018 was Read more…
5 indigenous Russian delegates arrived to Montana on Feb 2nd-10th to study the Preservation of Indigenous Cultures and Languages. The program is sponsored by Open World. During their stay, the delegates had professional meetings and cultural events in Helena, Bozeman and Pablo. Some of the highlights of the program included meetings Read more…
The literature we’ve inherited and adopted from the State Department and Global Ties, a coalition of groups like World Montana, contains this compelling phrase: American citizens have the responsibility and duty to help shape our foreign relations one handshake at a time. I know from experience that what begins with Read more…
WorldMontana’s next project includes working with a regional African project of eleven African visitors from 9 different countries concerning Wildlife trafficking. The group will be in Montana from September 18th through the 22nd, making various stops in Bozeman and Yellowstone National Park. They have a reception planned at board member, Read more…
World Montana hosted a group of four delegates from Kazakhstan who had come to experience Montana, and take their observations back to improve the Kazakhstani beef industry. During their stay, they met with state Livestock and Agriculture officials, visited the Helena Farmer’s Market and took a trip to a bison Read more…
Eight teens arrive from Mexico Monday, July 19 to study substance abuse prevention. The program is coordinated by WorldMontana and sponsored by U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning. The youths are ages 15 to 17 and come from all over Mexico. They are apart Read more…
Twelve teenagers from Iraq arrive in Helena Saturday, July 9 to learn about leadership with an environmental focus. The program is coordinated by WorldMontana and sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and World Learning. The youths, ages 15 to 18, will stay with Read more…
A group of delegates from Kyrgyzstan came to Montana through the Open World Program to study Local Water Management and Dry Climate Irrigation. The delegates were welcomed to Helena by a meeting with Mayor Jim Smith where they discussed water quality issues. During their stay they were also able to Read more…
Monday, July 18 the students visiting from Iraq will attend a Native American Powwow by the Last Chance Community Powwow performers on the Carroll College campus. Students and staff from Montana Youth Leadership Program (MYLF) will be hosting the Iraqi students and WorldMontana staff. MYLF is a program for high school students with Read more…
This past May, Megan Lamach, a student at Capital High traveled to Brazil to participate in a Youth Ambassadors Program. This program furthered her study in leadership and cultural interaction. She is the first person from Helena to engage in an international program of this sort. While in Brazil, Megan Read more…