Cultural Exchange Can Happen Anywhere

By Legacy | July 21, 2017

The spontaneity of youth is contagious. Each year Legacy staff are reminded as we work with our many youth and young adult programs what it is like to have youth on our side again for a few weeks.

Host An International Guest!

By Legacy | June 21, 2017

Skip and Vickie Larrington have been hosting Legacy’s international visitors at their Smith Mountain Lake home for the last 10+ years.  Recently they traveled to the Middle East and connected with their “daughters” from TechGirls.

World Refugee Day

By Legacy | June 20, 2017

“Our responses to refugees must be grounded in our shared values of responsibility sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights.”  – UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon

Alumni Impact Award Winner: Ines Amri

By Legacy | May 31, 2017

Twice a year as part of the Professional Fellows Program the Department of State selects alumni from around the world to honor as Alumni Impact Award winners. Legacy is pleased to announce that one of the spring 2017 Alumni Impact Award (AIA) recipients is Legacy International Professional Fellows alumna, Ines Amri from Tunisia.   Ines Read More »

Alumni Spotlight: Sabreen

By Legacy | March 21, 2017
World poetry day, march 21

In recognition of International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and World Poetry Day. We are sharing a powerful poem from Legacy International alum, Sabreen. Sabreen is a Global Youth Village Alum from 2012 – 2013 and was a TechGirls staff member from 2014-2016 *** Hands up, don’t shoot! and he was not one Read More »

Honoring the Life of Roop Verma

By Legacy | March 14, 2017

With grateful hearts we celebrate the life of Roop Verma an internationally respected sitarist, composer and accomplished teacher of Indian Classical and Sacred music. Roop Verma passed away this weekend and was a key supporter of Legacy’s Global Music Programs. Roop Verma’s training comes from two of the greatest masters of our time, Maestros Ravi Shankar and Read More »