From July 18 to 22, 2011, sixteen university-aged young adults (18 to 21 years of age) seeking employment in Pinsk, Belarus participated in a job search skills training through the USAID Countering Trafficking in Persons: Belarus Project, implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Through the training, young people currently entering the job market have acquired skills that will enhance their competitiveness and ability to find and secure local employment. Such training also reduces the risks of being recruited for human trafficking.

During the 2010 to 2013 phase of the USAID anti-trafficking project, specially trained instructors are delivering a series of job search trainings to approximately 1,200 victims of trafficking and at-risk groups in all regions of Belarus.

During a two-week study tour to the state of Wisconsin in November 2011, seven educators and administrators from top agricultural universities in Belarus learned about U.S. agricultural education and cooperative extension systems. The visit was organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Belarus Farmer-to-Farmer program, which supports the development of an efficient and effective private agricultural sector in Belarus.

During the tour, Belarusian participants visited agricultural educational institutions, government offices, processing enterprises and private farms, and met with the U.S. agricultural community. University of Wisconsin faculty, administration and students worked together with their Belarusian counterparts, discussing American teaching methodologies, new approaches to curricula development and activity planning.