RAB is a non-profit organization founded by Chinese and American students that brings Chinese and American students together to learn about each other's cultures through conservation and commercial activities related to river systems. The RAB program offers cultural visits to museums and nature areas or more rigorous academic visits involving hands-on research. The mission of RAB is to support peace and collaboration between China and the US by celebrating culture, conservation, and commerce around sustainable river systems.

1. What is RAB:
RAB is a non-profit organization
that works to bring together
Chinese students and American
students to learn and grow in one
another’s culture.
It began through Hanning Bi,
from Suzhou, China, and Maria
Ontiveros from Davenport, Iowa
who both attended University of
Wisconsin. They grew in
friendship and both felt the need
to protect resources, while
strengthening the bond between
their two cultures.
Student experience:
The RAB program is unique in its
mix of cultural, conservation and
commercial activities, tailored for
different age groups and interests. A
visit that is more cultural offers
extra exposure to museums, nature
hikes, wildlife activities, fish
hatcheries and dairy farms. A visit
tailored for more rigorous, but
stimulating, academic needs would
add hands-on work in research
laboratories, wetlands, forests and
university campuses – topped off by
poster presentations and a formal
graduation ceremony.
Ian McNurlin, Jingrong Cheng, Alexia Bongiovani, Lacey Adler
Mission:
Rivers as Bridges supports
peace and collaboration
between China and the
United States by celebrating
culture, conservation and
commerce in sustainable river
systems and communities.
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all information found at riversasbridges.org