Aurora Sister Cities International

Global Youth Leaders: In 2022, the organization again ran the Global Youth Leaders program which begins annually with an entirely free 1-week-long day camp for Aurora youth aged 13-15, and which is designed to develop a set of global competencies to better prepare them for a future in the global marketplace. As part of the program, the organization also hosted a number of extra-curricular workshops for local youth that focused on community service, team-building and college-and-career-readiness.

City Working Groups (Committees) led special projects in collaboration with Auroras sister cities that focused on artistic, cultural and educational exchange. The committees also hosted some local events focused on showcasing the cultures and traditions of Auroras sister communities. Travel was limited due to COVID, but the El Salvador Committee (Working Group) did collaborate with the City of Aurora to host a Mayoral mission to El Salvador. Other local and virtual events included: a virtual Ekiben tour, a Korea Town Aurora Golf Tournament, a virtual Cherry Blossom Festival, a Bingo fundraising event and a Fall fundraiser.