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Posted on January 4, 2013 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Youth leaders from Pakistan received inspiration and encouragement this week from U.S. and Pakistani diplomats as they begin semesters in the U.S. as cultural ambassadors through the...

Prossy Kawala returns to Uganda to increase accountability using the radio.

Prossy Kawala, a radio DJ from Uganda, went from sharing shout-outs to promoting social change. “We thought we can do more, the radio can do more.”

Posted on December 10, 2012 - in Gender
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16 Days Against Gender Violence

As this year’s 16 Days Against Gender Violence comes to a close today on...

Posted on December 3, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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Padam Pariyar and his mentor at the United States International Council on Disab

Across the globe, people with disabilities face an array of societal barriers that put them at a severe disadvantage. In the United States people with disabilities are four times as likely to be a...

Posted on November 29, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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Penlope Kobugabe (right) worked with the AIDS Community Research Initiative of A

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic that brings with it local challenges as well as local solutions. In observation of World AIDS Day, IREX is pleased to share some insights into the complex issues that...

Posted on November 29, 2012 - in Youth
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Youth

USAID recently released its first Policy on Youth in...

Posted on November 2, 2012 - W. Robert Pearson in Youth
African Youth Volunteer with the Bus Project in Liberia

Yesterday, USAID launched their first-ever ...

#GivingTuesday

To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, we’ve looked at giving from both sides now. IREX gives as part of our programming, providing over $11 million...

Posted on October 29, 2012 - in International Education
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IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2012 TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. IREX, in conjunction with an independent selection committee and the Bureau of Educational and...

 “There is wide gap between communities and NGOs. I feel Serve 4 Change can fill this gap and act as a bridge between communities and...