CultureReadyFriendship at center of large-scale US-Jordan Exercise Eager Lion 19
Friendship, or “sidaqa” in Arabic, serves as the foundation for the more than 8,000 multinational troops in Jordan as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2019.
Training Tomorrow's Leaders Through YALI
Learn more about the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) and the Mandela Washington Fellowship.
NMCB 4, Indonesian Marines Conduct Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Elementary School During CARAT 2019
U.S. Navy Seabees and Indonesian Marines conducted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of a construction project at the SDN Duduk Sampeyan Elementary School as part of CARAT Indonesia 2019.
Learn a language and study abroad with these scholarships
Learn more about scholarships for language study and study abroad, offered through the Departments of Defense, State, and Education.
Task Force Warrior and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force meet for combative training
Japanese and U.S. armed forces gathered for a joint combatives exchange to learn more about each other's strategies, techniques, and culture.
Learn about Women’s World Cup Competitors through VCATs
Learn more about the competing nations of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Thailand, Jamaica, Nigeria, and Japan through a Virtual Culture Awareness Trainer (VCAT).
Hone your language skills and cultural knowledge with CultureReady
Here on CultureReady, we have a variety of resources for a wide audience, from our videos, made up largely of interviews featured in our Virtual Culture Awareness Trainers (VCATs), to information on scholarship opportunities for university-bound students, such as the Boren Awards.
Two of the most popular resources that we get asked about are SOFTS and Joint Language University.
SOFTS
DLIFLC's Language Day: Sharing Culture and Language Outside of the Classroom
Every year, the Defense Language Institute hosts Language Day, a celebration of culture and language around the world. Learn more about this year's event.
Get a JKO Account
Are you interested in taking our Virtual Culture Awareness Trainers (VCATs)? In order to access them, you need a Joint Knowledge Online, or JKO, account. This document outlines how to get one if you are a CAC-holder.
Learning the Importance of Intercultural Exchange through UNESCO
UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, "seeks to build peace through international cooperation," and does so through numerous projects in countries around the world. Their work includes efforts involving cultural preservation, disaster preparedness, and youth empowerment, among many others. One common thread through every one of their missions, however, is intercultural dialogue.