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Global Village 2017
The 2017 edition of the highly ac-
claimed Global Village programme
took place at Lehigh University in
Pennsylvania, USA. The Global Village
is an applied leadership and cross-cul-
tural training programme specifically
aimed towards young professionals.
The programme seeks to integrate
elements in leadership, entrepreneur-
ial skills, business and industry know
ledge together with the tools to build
a powerful global network.
GGI participants were invited to Le-
high to join a group of Global Village
alumni and 25 Mandela Washington
Fellows for a week of Leadership and
Entrepreneurship training between 17-
25 June. Launched in 2014, the Man-
dela Washington Fellowship for Young
African Leaders is the flagship pro-
gramme of the Young African Leaders
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Elisa Martinelli about the Global Village
If I had to pick three words to describe
my experience in the programme ‘Glob-
al Village’ with Lehigh University, they
would definitely be: discovery, innovation
and wealth.
Discovery, because this experience al-
lowed me to metaphorically cross many
different boundaries and explore many
far away nations while being in the same
place. Thanks to my participation in the
GV, I was able to meet so many people
from around the world. I was able to dis-
cover their culture, the political and eco-
nomic situation of their country, going
beyond common places and be inspired
by the huge wealth in diversity. Moreover,
it gave me the chance to establish an
important communication channel with
them for the future which is very stimu-
lating from a personal and a professional
standpoint. Innovation, because the lessons al-
lowed me to discover, among other
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things, the amazing American system
that lies behind the birth of a new idea
and the transformation of it in innova-
tion and hence wealth for the author, for
the network of persons that it supported
and for the local and global community. I
witnessed the trust that institutions, such
as Lehigh University, Lehigh's Baker Insti-
tute and Ben Franklin Technology Part-
ners have in young people and the way
in which they have created a system that
can encourage creativity and the ability
to dream something new, different and
amazing. Ultimately, wealth. The GV enriched
me with a new network of relations and
professional skills, but mainly gave me a
new point of view, a new key to under-
standing which will help me deal with fu-
ture personal and professional challenges.
I am very grateful to GGI for giving me
the chance to enjoy this major experience
from a young professional point of view
and as a young citizen of the world.
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@baldiandpartners.it GGI INSIDER | No. 91 | September 2017