{"id":395374,"date":"2023-07-06T06:06:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=395374"},"modified":"2023-07-06T06:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-05T20:06:09","slug":"six-families-needed-to-host-kskk-youth-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/six-families-needed-to-host-kskk-youth-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Six families needed to host KSKK youth group"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Youth-group-pix-W-2234545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-395376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Youth-group-pix-W-2234545-1024x531.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"498\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office is requesting for six families to welcome and host children from the KSKK exchange group during the duration of their stay on Saipan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExchange programs provide opportunities for the youth to immerse themselves in different cultures, languages, and customs. By providing such programs, youths gain firsthand experiences and develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of our cultures,\u201d said Saipan Mayor Ramon \u201cRB\u201d Camacho.<\/p>\n<p>The International Youth Exchange Association or KSKK group will be visiting Saipan for an exchange program from July 24 to July 31. This will be the 42<sup>nd<\/sup> time the KSKK group has visited Saipan and the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the KSKK group is to promote and cultivate international understanding of youth and to advocate for friendly relations and exchanges between different countries.<\/p>\n<p>The participants in the group include 12 students (six males and six females), as well as one female chaperone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be hosting a variety of educational activities to showcase the uniqueness of our cultures, learn our rich history, experience the beauty of our island, and build relationships with our youth and elders,\u201d said Camacho.<\/p>\n<p>Those who are interested are encouraged to contact Hiroko Tenorio, international exchange program coordinator, at (670) 234-6208 or via email at htenorio@mos.gov.mp. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 4:30pm. The Saipan Mayor\u2019s office is also open through lunch. <strong><em>(PR)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office is requesting for six families to welcome and host children from&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":395375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[4529],"class_list":["post-395374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","tag-kskk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=395374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/395374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/395375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=395374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=395374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=395374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}