Monthly Archive - July, 2011

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I have been managing IREX’s Tech Age Girls (TAG) project for several years and the transformation that happens...

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Rachel Surkin in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth

In parts of Russia, a lack of social and employment opportunities can lead to self-destructive behavior. An...

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Susie Armitage in Basic Education Development, Education, Youth
Ugandan School Children

While regional expertise will always be key to implementing successful, sensitive programming, I believe good development starts with good listening — which is something dynamic...

Youth were marginalized for years in the Arab countries. Considered a source of instability, they were ignored by governments and excluded from the decision-making processes that affected their...

On behalf of IREX, I am pleased to announce that 22 diligent Azerbaijani students and their mentors won netbooks and flipcameras in a recent national contest for the ‘Best Research Essays...

A week prior to the Romania Digital Agenda conference, the Biblionet training manager feverishly called to tell me that the Vice President of the European Commission, Ms. Neelie Kroes, was going...

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Susie Armitage in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth

As a volunteer in Russia, I was frequently asked to speak to youth and educators about community service in the United States. Preparing for these presentations, I reflected on the well-accepted...

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Katherine Begley in Basic Education Development, Education, Youth
Basic Education Expert Katherine Begley sits in on a Ugandan class session.

Two-dozen children welcome me into the school's library - a rare space in most Ugandan primary schools. But this is no ordinary school, and their headmistress, Olivia Muhumza, no ordinary...

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Rachel Surkin in Youth

The extraordinary power of youth to change their own worlds and the world around them strikes me anew every day.I see this power manifest in diverse forms and settings – from the Russian...

Public Libraries can be a wonderful place for sustainable development.

IREX has been working with public access to information / telecenters for more than 15 years. In that time we’ve encountered many of the difficulties. How do the telecenters continue...