Connecting Kalamazoo to the World

Global Ties Kalamazoo Connects Southwest Michigan to people from all over the globe for cultural and professional connection, exploring our shared humanity.

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IVLP Africa Regional: Workforce and Business Development: Pathways for Youth
May 10
IVLP Africa Regional: Workforce and Business Development: Pathways for Youth

Volunteer as part of their visit! Looking for hospitality hosts on Monday, May 11. Learn more here.

A group of 13 professionals from Cote d’Ivoire (2), Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Namibia (2), Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Zimbabwe (2) along with three liaisons will be in Kalamazoo through the State Department’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

IVLP Europe Regional: State & Local Government
May 2
IVLP Europe Regional: State & Local Government

Volunteer as part of their visit! Looking for hospitality hosts on Sunday, May 3. Learn more here.

Twelve professionals from Europe and Eurasia along with two interpreters will be in Kalamazoo from May 2-6 to as part of the Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP).

Goals include exploring government structure, specifically the division of authority and responsibility between federal, state, and local governments.

Enriching local community with global diversity,
one relationship at a time.

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Locals, like Paul, are the heart of cultural exchange in Kalamazoo
Locals, like Paul, are the heart of cultural exchange in Kalamazoo

Many of Paul’s strongest memories started with simple questions in the car. Visitors ask about Kalamazoo; he asks about home. Someone notices a cemetery or a mural, and suddenly they are comparing customs, joking together, or talking about family.

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Go From Host to Convener
Go From Host to Convener

Exchange the Global Ties Kalamazoo way is intentional and includes working exchanges where people come together around shared questions and leave with relationships and ideas they can build on. Exchange is strategic.

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Former Kalamazoo Fellow, Miruna Ranjan, Featured in Singapore Media
Former Kalamazoo Fellow, Miruna Ranjan, Featured in Singapore Media

Global Ties Kalamazoo is grateful to call Miruna Ranjan a partner and friend in this work of citizen diplomacy. Her story—rooted in Singapore and now woven into Kalamazoo—reminds us that when people connect across borders, it changes what young people believe is possible for themselves and their communities.

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