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Rotary District 4550 Bahia State, Brazil
Youth Exchange Program (YEP)

A committee, composed of ten Rotarians, manages D-4550’s YEP, which was reactivated July 1, 1999.

Long-Term Program

Exchanges 2010-2011
- 25 Outbound: 7 @ to USA & Germany; 3 to Canada, 2 to Denmark, 2 @ to France and Taiwan, & 1 @ to Mexico & Switzerland.
- 21 Inbound: 7 from USA; 6 from Germany; 1 from Canada; 2 @ from Denmark, France & Taiwan; & 1 from Switzerland.
Inbound Allowance: $70 monthly for 10 months
Age Restriction: Less than 18.5 years on August 1
Inbound Insurance: Applicable in Brazil
Field Trips: no cost to inbound students – Salvador & Southern Bahian regions
Optional Bus Tours paid by student: 6 to 30-day bus tours to various regions in Brazil
Counselor Appointed: Yes
Outbound Orientation: Yes
Inbound Orientation: Yes
Smoking Permitted: No

Summer Exchanges:For two New Generations college students, we have programmed a reciprocal exchange during December 2010-February 2011, with the USA. This exchange is for non-paying internships in organizations related to agriculture.
Academic Semester: For the 2008-09 program we want to arrange two academic semester exchanges (8-10 weeks) to Europe or North America.
New Generations: We are continuing New Generations exchanges for college students to Europe & USA in Summer 2010-11, begun seven years ago.
Inbound Insurance: applicable in Brazil
Optional Trips: Salvador, Lençóis and Porto Seguro regions.
Optional Tours organized especially for YEP students run from $390 to $1,380.*
Counselor Appointed: Yes
Outbound Orientation: Yes
Inbound Orientation: Yes
Smoking Permitted: No

* For more information on Optional Bus Tours, see What Bahia has by clicking the above mentioned website for Cultural and Tourism information.