Broaden your horizons with
Youth Exchange Program
The Rotary International Youth Exchange, District - 4490 is a long-term exchange for young people aged 15 to 18.5 who seek to expand understanding and understanding between people, enabling young people to experience experiences from other countries, in terms of education and culture, making them “ambassadors” of their own country.
Get to know.
Learn it.
Develop.
new cultures
Discover incredible places
Connection. Tourism.
Prerequisites
The candidate must be completing elementary school or attending high school, holding a position in the upper third of their class and be at least 15 years old by December 3rd of the previous year and a maximum age of 17 years old by 31 July of the current year.
It must be registered and presented through a Rotary Club.
The selection will consist of:
- Analysis of the school curriculum;
- Interview with parents (if both alive) or guardians;
- Interview with the candidate.
Step by step
1
Know the objectives
program and rules
two
Check the calendar
published on the website
3
Wait for the indication
It isselectionof the Club
Candidate
4
District Selection
5
Fill in the 6 forms
Yeah in PORTUGUESE
6
Fill in the 6 forms
Yeah in English
Calendar
Youth Exchange Program
March 1st to September 30th
Registration of candidates, host families and Rotarians (Advisors and Exchange Officers - YEO) through the YEAH System.
*Candidates must start with the forms in Portuguese
September 30th
Deadline for delivery to the Chairman of each State complete package of the 6 (six) forms in Portuguese that are on the website, together with the candidates' scanned documentation in PDF format.
These ofdocuments must also be sent by It is-mail to rotaryyep4490@gmail.com.
To resolvedoubts about the processand documentation, contact the person responsible for your State:
Candidates from Piauí:
District Chairman - Ehrlich Cordão
(86) 9 8847-0309
Email:rotaryyep4490@gmail.com
Candidates from Ceará:
Co-Chairman - Cleinilton Alves Medeiros
(85) 9 8892-3923 and (85) 9 8898-3063
Email: prof.camedeiros@gmail.com
Candidates from Maranhão:
Vice Chairman - David Gomes
(98) 9 9223-3733
Email:davidgomes4490@gmail.com
October 5th
District Selection in person with the candidate and parents.
October 7th
Communication of selection results to clubs and candidates and online seminar on filling outapplication of the APPLICATION FORM via the YEAH system.
October 31st
Completion and delivery of “Application Form”with presentation of all documentation required from approved candidates, through the YEAH System. Including registration in the Yeah system, of the 3 (three) host families of each exchange candidate with complete registration for approval by the exchange committee of district 4490 (Piauí, Ceará and Maranhão).
Obs.: Without the registration of the 3 (three) host families in the Yeah system, the candidate will not be able to participate in theexchange process.
Financial responsibilities
of selected exchange students
Airfare
Life insurance
Registration fee
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The Commission
The District 4490 Youth Exchange Committee is composed as follows in the year 2025-2026:
CARLOS AUGUSTO
Governor of District 4490 - 2025/2026
Phone: (98) 98115-9574
Email:tipso52@gmail.com
EHRLICH LIMA CORDÃO - PIAUÍ
YEP District Chairman
Phone: (86) 98847-0309
Email: rotaryyep4490@gmail.com
DAVID LIMA GOMES - MARANHÃO
YEP District Vice - Chairman
Inbounds Coordinator
Phone: (98) 99223-3733
Email: davidgomes4490@gmail.com
CLEINILTON MEDEIROS Medeiros – CEARÁ
YEP District Co-Chairman
Phone: (85) 98892-3923
Email:prof.camedeiros@gmail.com
JOSÉ ADERALDO
YEP Assist Chairman - Ceará
Phones: (85) 9 9720-6655
Email:j.aderaldoar@gmail.com
SIMONE CARVALHO LOPES
YEP Treasurer
Phone: (86) 9 9981-0213
Email: simonelopes.pi@gmail.com
MINERVINA Mª DA COSTA MENEZES
Protection of Young People
Phone: (86) 9 8876-6948
Email: minerva.men@hotmail.com
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES:
MARANHÃO (SOUTH REGION):
Beatriz Santos: RC Açailandia – 99.981336233 –beattrizntck@hotmail.com
Bruna Drumont: RC São Luis – 98.98272-1414-bruna.drummond@hotmail.com
CEARÁ (SOUTH REGION): Iracy Araújo – RC- Juazeiro do Norte – 88.99961-7660 – iracymell@hotmail
PIAUÍ (SOUTH REGION):Zilda Neiva – RC Floriano 89.99921-7980 (Future Nominated Governor –2026-27zilmaneiva@gmail.com