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Posted on January 31, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Children with Deaf Parents

There are limited services to protect and support the hearing impaired community in Kazakhstan. Once individuals complete schooling, few government resources exist to help them function...

Kazakh Student Thrives on Educational Opportunity

Dinara Shakmetova grew up in a small remote village in Kazakhstan with her single mother and four siblings. With limited economic resources, Dinara would often knit clothing items to sell as a way...

Posted on December 16, 2011 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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Eight-year old Daulet suffers from a rare genetic illness that prevents him from walking without crutches or other assistance. Unable to attend classes with his peers and self-conscious about...

Posted on November 18, 2011 - Amy Bernath in International Education, Education
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Corruption and Prices

Muskie program and Global UGRAD program alumni are among the winners of Open Your Eyes, a social advertising competition sponsored by the Soros Foundation Kazakhstan.  As members of...

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BOTA Tuition Assistance

Over the last two years, BOTA’s Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) awarded 649 grants to young people from low-income families worth almost $2 million. This support is vital as tuition costs...

Posted on October 14, 2011 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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To commemorate International Rural Women's Day, IREX would like to present this story about one...

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Sixty-four motivated community leaders from 21 countries arrived in the US recently to kick off the 2011 Community Solutions Program. ...

Posted on August 18, 2011 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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2011 Global UGRAD Fellows

143 young leaders from Eurasia and Central Asia arrived to begin academic and cultural fellowships at undergraduate institutions across the United States.

Posted on August 17, 2011 - in International Education, Education
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A new class of Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellows arrived in the US recently to kick-off their...