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Sulaimanova is one of 64 international leaders who contributed their skills and expertise to U.S. domestic organizations through the Community Solutions Program (CSP), bringing substantive,...

Posted on March 2, 2012 - in Gender
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Kazakh women

As March is Women’s History Month and as International Women’s Day is March 8, it’s a busy and exciting time for organizations and individuals who work year-round for gender equality.

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Youth discuss a center that would bring Roma and non-Roma youth together.

As Eastern Romania is currently digging out of the snow, youth in Ivesti are keeping warm and busy building a center at their school in which students can work across ethnic lines to promote...

IREX's Make a Better World Photo Contest

IREX is pleased to announce the launch of our first ever public, professionally juried photo contest! The contest seeks for photographs of individuals and scenes representing the IREX tagline, “...

Tech Age Teens is funded by a private donor.

As today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we salute private-sector partnerships that seek to make a better world. IREX's work is supported by a mix of funding from government agencies...

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...

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Global Libraries -  Biblionet

IREX congratulates Biblionet Program Director Paul-Andre Baran on his nomination to serve as European Union Digital Champion for Romania. In its nominating letter, the Romanian Minister of...

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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Online banking is on the rise in Romania.

Online banking is slowly coming to Romania, but many people continue to rely on cash. Research by the Association of Electronic Payments in Romania shows that while 85% of people in urban areas...

Georgia Revolution

One year ago, Tunisian president Zine el Abidine ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, resigned his position, and Tunisia embarked upon its transition to a new political structure. The “Arab...