Welcome
"IREX links creative concepts and ideas with new processes and technologies to preserve the values we all share."
Dear Friends of IREX,
This year IREX, working closely with our local partners, helped over half a million people in 127 countries to make a better world. We continued our work building key elements of a vibrant society by:
- strengthening local institutions,
- leveraging the power of technology,
- expanding youth voice and economic opportunity,
- improving literacy and education,
- bringing global resources to American communities, and
- using libraries to power development.
We are amazed at what our partners and participants are able to achieve with our assistance. NGO leaders and educators are giving youth in-demand job skills and career counseling. Women and girls are applying social media training to raise their voices and awareness of critical social issues. Teachers in the US and around the world are preparing students for the global marketplace and civic engagement. Citizens and professionals are using digital journalism to demand and deliver news and information on local and national levels and beyond.
To achieve this, IREX employs field-tested methods and innovative uses of technologies. Our approach emphasizes local ownership and over 90% of our field staff are locally hired experts.
I am pleased to present IREX’s first interactive online annual report for 2012. It is a manifestation of our commitment to green business practices, fiscal responsibility, and embracing new models of engagement. I hope you will find these stories inspiring and invite you to explore and learn more through the links to our website.
Sincerely, W. Robert Pearson
IREX President