As the Sister Cities International website states, "Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House summit on citizen diplomacy, where he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. By forming these relationships, President Eisenhower reasoned that people from different cultures could understand, appreciate, and celebrate their differences while building partnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts. Since its inception, the Sister Cities International network has played a key role in renewing and strengthening important global relationships." We believe that involving young people in this process not only enhances their growth as individuals, but impacts the way they will shape the future of our local, national, and global communities.
http://www.sister-cities.org/
Gralen Eidam Wilson Youth Ambassador Scholarship 