Citizen Bridges International

Formerly Heartland International
Click here to read the press release about our name change.

Citizen Bridges International is a nonprofit that designs and implements international training and professional development programs that promote social justice, economic development and citizen engagement in emerging democracies. Programs focus on themes including advocacy, women's empowerment, good governance, legal reform, workforce development, capacity building, entrepreneurship and many others. Please look through our website to learn more about our work and how you can join us in making a difference in the world. 

Watch State Senator Heather Steans interview Egyptian program participant Hassan Abdelhameed about Citizen Bridges International's Legislative Fellows Program.

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News & Events

The State Department just issued the following press release about the Professional Fellows Program. Click here to see it.

The American Library Association hosts a Moroccan Legislative Professional Fellow. Click here to read an article from the American Libraries Magazine about her experience with the ALA.

A professional fellow from Morocco wrote an article about his experience in the Professional Fellows Exchange Program. Click here to read the article.

Citizen Bridges International published its 2011 Annual Report.  Click here to see it.

CBI President, Julie Stagliano, takes group of Legislative Fellows from Egypt and Morocco to Washington, D.C. for a Professional Fellows Congress sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.   Read more about this program here.