In 2025, several student cohorts embarked on life-changing experiences, including Choral Week in Beijing and Fuzhou. With the support of our partners, many students secured passports for the very first time, and we worked tirelessly to ensure others completed the visa process. Those global moments were only the beginning. These students became part of a powerful 2025 movement that wove together entrepreneurship, arts, and technology; training in music, business, and media; coaching from accomplished professionals; and opportunities to lead youth-driven projects through paid internships. Looking back, it was a year that not only expanded horizons but also ignited confidence and leadership in young people.

To make this vision a reality, we sought sponsors, donors, and partners to help fund both the travel and the tools needed for ongoing student training and development.

Support was invited to help cover:

✅ Passport and visa assistance for current and future international travel
✅ Workshop materials and creative supplies
✅ Laptops, microphones, and other media equipment
✅ Office and training space for workshops
✅ Transportation and meals for student programs
✅ Stipends, scholarships, mentorship for interns and students
✅ Uniforms, t-shirts, attire
✅ International emergency funds

Through these efforts, students gained invaluable experience from their travel to China, navigating new cities, engaging with local cultures, and practicing language skills in real-world settings. These experiences became powerful training grounds for leadership, teamwork, empathy, resilience, and cross-cultural communication. Daily activities, from collaborating on projects to interviewing peers and community members, helped students develop character, patience, and emotional intelligence, while learning to navigate challenges like envy, differing perspectives, and group dynamics. These were not just experiences, they became stepping-stones into professionalism, creative excellence, and global citizenship. With the generosity of partners and supporters, students who were once waiting for an opportunity began to see doors open, both locally and globally.