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Posted on February 24, 2012 - in Basic Education Development, Education
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Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC)

In a rare moment, far from classrooms and school buildings, 112 teachers and administrators from 32 states came together to discuss what it means...

Posted on February 10, 2012 - in International Education, Education
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Humaid Salam Nasser Al Jabri (left), a teacher from Oman.

For the first time, teachers from Lithuania and Oman joined educators from 27 other nations to...

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Communities across the globe will soon participate in innovative development projects, as 64 leaders from 21 countries return home from an extensive leadership training and practicum in the U.S...

This is the moment each year when we celebrate, when we remember all that has been achieved and all the people whose lives we’ve shared over the past year. We look back on what we’ve...

Posted on December 19, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the fall 2011 TEA and ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. 20 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 11 alumni of the...

Now more than ever we have a global responsibility to advance the understanding of financial rights and responsibilities among our young people. Building on our work in education and youth...

Posted on December 10, 2011 - in Gender, Media Development
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Somaliland journalist Nafisa Hussein

Somaliland journalist Nafisa Hussein overcame many barriers and personal hardships out of love for her profession. Working first as a radio announcer, then as a newspaper reporter, she...

Although nobody expects to become disabled, it can happen any day, without warning. Disability affects nearly everybody at some point in their lives. The prevalence of disability in the world...

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Dilnora Azimova (right) discusses with other leaders

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic that brings with it local challenges as well as local solutions. In observation of World AIDS Day, IREX...