In collaboration with the United Planet organization, Peace and Freedom Organization (PFO) organized a virtual graduation ceremony for the students who participated in the virtual exchange program for two months.  Special guests attended the event, including the Deputy Principal Officer (Katie Kiserin) of the U.S consulate General Erbil and representative of the Ohio education department (Matt Wells).

The director of the United Planet organization and the executive director of PFO welcomed the attendees and thanked those, who actively participated in the program and also those, who eagerly supported the program to achieve its goals.

Then, Katie Kiserin gave a short speech and shed light on the importance of this type of programs for building cultural bridges between Iraqis and Americans.

The participants of the program then presented their final projects, which focused on how the corona virus spread and how it impacted the population of Iraq and USA, also the changes that happened in peoples live.

The participants of the program at the end shared their opinions and how this program expanded their personal life experience.

Virtual exchange program is a cooperative program between PFO and the United Planet, which continued for two months. 120 high school students and university students from Iraq and USA participated in the program, they had weekly meetings on Zoom to discuss about public health, spreading corona virus and its impacts on Iraq and USA