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Posted on July 28, 2011 by Myahriban Karyagdyyeva (Mehri) in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Gender, Youth
I have been managing IREX’s Tech Age Girls (TAG) project for several years and the transformation that happens...
In parts of Russia, a lack of social and employment opportunities can lead to self-destructive behavior. An...
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...
Posted on July 21, 2011 by Angela Nicoara in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
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...
Posted on July 20, 2011 by Paul-Andre Baran in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
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...
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...
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...
Posted on July 7, 2011 by Matthew Vanderwerff in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
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...
