Group Study Exchange District 4250 2009

This year's GSE  is conformed by a multidisciplinary team with one link in common, they all are part of the Guatemalan Pediatric Clinic for Burnt Children. We are thrilled to be able to engage in this wonderful opportunity of professional exchange as well as to be able to reach out to helping hands across the world.

The Group Study Exchange departs the 18th of April to Connecticut, USA where they will stay for one month.

The Rotary Foundation’s Group Study Exchange (GSE) program is a unique cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40 who are in the early stages of their careers. The program provides travel grants for teams to exchange visits in paired areas of different countries. For four to six weeks, team members experience the host country's culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships, and exchange ideas.

In a typical four-week tour, applicants participate in five full days of vocational visits, 15 to 20 club presentations, 10 to 15 formal visits and social events, two to three days at the district conference, three to four hours per day of cultural and site tours, and three to four hours per day of free time with host families.