A group of prosecutors from The Republic of Kosovo visited Montana June 1st through June 5th to investigate Judicial and Prosecutorial Misconduct. The group consisted of Mr. Zef Prenrecaj, Director of the Offices of Disciplinary Counsel, Mr. Arianit Salihu, Senior Judicial Inspector of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel, and Mr. Read more…
On April 23, 2016, we held our annual meeting at Plymouth Congregational Church with over 50 people in attendance. Attorney General Tim Fox, Executive Director Ellen Bush and Board President William MacBride spoke to welcome the gathering, followed by the election of new officers. David Huang was elected as Board Read more…
On April 14-19, a delegation of ten from Mozambique visited us to learn about U.S. efforts to deter poaching and trafficking of wildlife resources through wildlife protection policies, law enforcement and criminal prosecution, and to explore non‑governmental organizations, citizens, activists and private organizations that promote and support wildlife protection and discourage consumer Read more…
We are looking for volunteers to host students from Iraq and Mexico this summer! The Iraqi students will be in Helena, July 9-23, and the Mexican students will be in Helena, July 18-30. The students have all been carefully selected, are fluent in English, and are between the ages 15 and 17. Contact us if interested: ellen@worldmontana.org or (406) 447-4444
March has been a busy month for us here at WorldMonana. We have had three separate international delegations visit us in a period of two weeks: a Women Leaders delegation from South America and Spain, an Environmental Stewardship delegation from Asia, and a Child Welfare and U.S. Justice System delegation Read more…
Megan Lamach, a 16-year-old sophomore at Capital High School in Helena, Montana, has been selected as a Youth Ambassador to spend three weeks in Brazil. She will participate in workshops and work with Brazilian students and mentors. The Youth Ambassadors Program is conducted by World Learning and funded by the United States Department of State and United States Embassy in Brazil. Megan is looking forward to participating in the program and will be gone from April 23 – May 14.
WorldMontana recently held an informational meeting on potential refugee resettlement in Montana. Going forward we have invited a delegation from Boise Idaho to come to Helena to present on the best practices involving refugee resettlement. The delegation is tentatively expected this April. For more information, call our office at (406) 447 4444. You can reach Stephen Maly at Stephen@worldmontana.org or (406) 439 3773.
Visitors from five countries in South East Asia visited Montana last week to learn about best practices in rural education and preserving the cultural background of minority groups in multi-ethnic societies. Our visitors visited schools in Helena, Arlee, St. Ignatius, Pablo, and Polson. Although they were initially uncomfortable in the Read more…
This past summer I had the special privilege to host two Iraqi high school aged students here in the United States on the Iraqi Youth Leadership Exchange Program. These two boys, Aran and Ali, were two of the most intelligent, funny and socially conscious young men I have had the Read more…
It was a cold winter afternoon when we got the news – WorldMontana had been chosen to host a group of Iraqi high school students during their visit to Helena MT the following summer. We were ecstatic! But there was a lot of work that needed to be done. Hosts Read more…