Jennifer and Joy, American volunteers accompanying Anya, were from the Lake Tahoe area in California, part of an exchange program for Russian and American students to learn about conservation and ecology.

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Funded by an American donor, the program is providing scholarships for college students studying the arts to do an exchange program between New York City and Paris.

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In exchange for referral fees, the company maintains a job placement program to help qualified students find work.

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Foreign students at educational institutions may also be certified through the Student Exchange Visitors Program (SEVP).

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