Monthly Archive - August, 2010

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Posted on August 30, 2010 by Randal Mason in Civil Society Strengthening

Having recently come across an essay by former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, I’ve been thinking...

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Susie Armitage in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Rehearsing a scene about domestic violence

Firdavs thinks I can’t see his mouth moving. I’ve asked him and the other teachers not to tell the youth at our theater camp in Tajikistan what to say, and to let the campers create...

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Meaghan O'Connor in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening

A survey of the latest discussions in the library blogosphere quickly reveals that public libraries in many parts of the world are...

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Amy Ahearn in Higher Education Development, Education
Learning english through scrabble

It’s not often that my work at IREX intersects with the Sundance Film Festival. Yet on September 24th, “Waiting for...

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Eleeza V. Agopian in Media Development

One of my favorite things about working for IREX’s media development division is the chance to learn more about what kind of media makes people tick all around the world.

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Randal Mason in Civil Society Strengthening

“I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” --Dwight D. Eisenhower

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Susie Armitage in Youth
Youth Theater for Peace participants at a summer camp in Tajikistan.

From time to time since I started focusing on youth development projects at IREX, I’ve thought back to my first day of ninth grade. I went to a big public high school with around 2,000...

Posted on August 9, 2010 by in Conflict Resolution

One of my college professors was an Israeli member in low-level peace talks, in his case focused on the transportation link between Gaza and the West Bank. He told me a great story of...

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Amy Ahearn in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education
Turkey Orientation

Sevcan is twenty three years old. She grew up in Hatay, Turkey a rare place in the Middle East where mosques, churches and synagogues peacefully coexist.