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Project Smile participants

On a cold winter morning, 300 female students at a low-income school in Rawalpindi gathered in the school courtyard for an unexpected surprise....

Girl reading in Burkina Faso

When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those...

There is much truth to the notion that genuine, effective development solutions come from within developing countries. The proof is evident in the 58 leaders from 28 countries of this year’s...

Posted on August 9, 2012 - Kaia Benson in International Education, Education
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Asst. Sec. Stock with international students

Ann Stock, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, welcomed more than 150 international youth leaders to the U.S. to begin academic and cultural programs at more than 80...

Posted on July 18, 2012 - in Center for Collaborative Technology
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Children Use Computers

IREX is very pleased to announce the launch of its new Center for Collaborative Technologies (CCT) to better serve our beneficiaries by enhancing our existing skill set in our seven...

Posted on June 4, 2012 - in International Education, Education
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In honor of World Environment Day, IREX is pleased to share the stories of two Pakistani students' grassroots work to clean up their community.

Posted on May 21, 2012 - in International Education, Education
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Pakistani Students Experience Diversity of United States

In honor of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, IREX is pleased to share this video interview with two students from Pakistan.

During the Spring 2012...

Posted on May 4, 2012 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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IREX is pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2012 Cultural Passport to America competition for the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program. Maria (Shawnee State University), Nadir (Dillard...

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World Press Freedom Day Fellows Announced

Forty-five front-line journalists and activists whose work is advancing media freedom in their countries will now have the opportunity to attend the commemoration in Tunis, Tunisia on May, 3-5,...

Posted on April 25, 2012 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Gender
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Girls in Ukraine experience the Internet at the local library

For over 15 years, IREX has trained girls and young women in technology and ICT leadership in more than a dozen countries. On this second annual...