Our mission is to inspire youth in Japan and the United States to look beyond their communities, embrace diversity, and become active global citizens by fostering international friendship through exchange of culture and collaborative learning of foreign language via an educational exchange website.
Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:
By Daiki Ueda | English Teacher, Kyoto Rakuhoku High School
In April 2025, Kyoto Rakuhoku High School, where I work, formally entered into a sister school agreement with Falls Church High School in the United States. I strongly feel that this milestone was... Read the full report ›By Joy Ohta | Global Classmates Summit 2023 Participant
Participation in Kizuna Across Cultures’ (KAC) Global Classmates program, and later the Global Classmates Summit, marked a turning point in my understanding of my culture and identity, which... Read the full report ›By Takae Butnick | Program Manager
From September 2024 to February 2025, Kizuna Across Cultures successfully completed the 13th year of Global Classmates, a six-month bilingual online exchange program connecting high school students... Read the full report ›
