Soliya Inc

The Connect Program - Soliyas flagship virtual exchange initiative - engages college-aged youth across the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East and North Africa from varied socioeconomic backgrounds in online, small-group, facilitated dialogue to establish a deeper understanding for the perspectives of others on critical issues, and strengthen key 21st century skills and attitudes, including cross-cultural communication, critical thinking, leadership, collaboration, digital literacy, empathy, and other global competencies. The Connect Program is offered through 4 distinct modules that vary in length, theme, emphasis and language of programming. All Connect Program modules are offered through partnerships with universities, learning institutions, and community service organizations, and run parallel to academic semesters. Global Circles - Soliyas Global Circles are short, two-week online dialogue opportunities, bringing together young people from various backgrounds and nationalities for a face-to-face exchange around compelling global issues that matter to youth today. Topics vary from one round to another; recent topics include "Global Solidarity - Meaning and Scope", "Artificial Intelligence and Human Ethics and Climate Change and Inequalities." Participants learn from and with each other through discussion-based activities, engaging in both synchronous and asynchronous exchanges. Through facilitated discussions on a timely topic, participants develop greater global awareness while building critical 21st century skills and attitudes such as cross-cultural communication, empathy, and critical thinking aiming to enhance cultural understanding and leadership skills. Young people register directly into Global Circles, an open-enrollment program, and they can apply to join as many rounds as desired.Learning and Development Solutions - Soliyas Learning & Development Solutions offers a range of training and professional development options designed to sharpen key leadership, communication and facilitation skills to promote constructive, respectful, and deep engagement in the online and offline contexts. Trainings are interactive and practice-based to activate and cement learning. Learning and Development Solutions include the Introductory Training, an asynchronous, self-paced, online introductory course where trainees learn key, foundational concepts of dialogue and facilitation, group management, and online engagement, and develop a facilitation toolkit; The advanced training which is largely practice-based with extensive individualized feedback, and trainees learn how to apply facilitation skills and tools in different contexts, manage difficult group dynamics, and develop greater proficiency in group management, leadership and communication; and Client-driven Solutions. 2408 connect program participants in connect program, including all its iterations + 2321 peers activated through connect program activities. 977 participants in the facilitation training program, including all its iterations. 3153 participants in global circles. 414 participants in learning and development activities across 9 partnerships.