Monthly Archive - February, 2011

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Posted on February 28, 2011 by Jesse Horner in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education
Children Walking to School

I visited Nepal recently to learn more about local governance and civil society in order to assess the development context and possible opportunities for IREX.

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Shannon Bruder in Civil Society Strengthening

There is an old Moldavian proverb that says: your life has been worthwhile if you have built a house, raised a son, planted a tree, and dug a well.

Posted on February 23, 2011 by in Education, Research Support, Gender
Teresa Janevic

An hour and a half scenic drive through the mountains from Skopje, Macedonia, is situated beautiful Prilep, a town of about 65,000 people. I travelled there to interview Nesime Salioska, the...

Egyptian protestors at Tahrir Square

At church on the morning of January 28, 2011 the pastor joked that “Thanks to the Egyptian government we will not be interrupted by cell phones.” But on that Friday despite the...

Posted on February 7, 2011 by W. Robert Pearson in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
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IREX President, W. Robert Pearson with Bill Gates

Last Wednesday evening I had the opportunity to personally thank Bill Gates for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation support for the Global Libraries programs that IREX implements in Romania...