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Fellows from Azerbaijan learned from a number of media organizations, including

Nine professional journalists and university lecturers from Azerbaijan, awarded a media fellowship by IREX, are on a study tour in the...

Posted on January 9, 2013 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Stacey Padilla, a student at Maryville College in Tennessee, and 2011 Global UGRAD alumna Aidai Kozhalieva from Kyrgyzstan partnered to enrich the lives of Kyrgyz children in the rural village of...

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Five U.S. institutions of higher education are welcoming 74 international educators from 13 countries who will help globalize their campuses. While in the US for five months on the International...

Posted on December 17, 2012 - in International Education, Education
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In 2012, Tajikistan ranked 141st in the world in the Ease of Doing Business Index, a fact that Firdavs Mirzoev aims to change. Building on the knowledge and skills he gained through the LEAD...

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 International Education, Education
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Undergraduate students from Eurasia and Central Asia interested in studying in the US can now apply for the Global UGRAD in Eurasia & Central Asia program (Global UGRAD). Application materials...

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 4, 2012 - in Education
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UGRAD Student volunteers

Five Global UGRAD students at the University of Louisiana at Monroe recently experienced the impact of collective action in their host community....

Posted on November 29, 2012 - in Youth
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Youth

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

Posted on November 21, 2012 - Dara Lipton in Conflict Resolution, Gender, Youth
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KICK emphasizes sports as a medium for conflict management and promoting mutual understanding. Through the program, coaches and youth from different regions and ethnic and religious backgrounds in...