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Posted on July 25, 2013 - in Media Development
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Armenia 2013 MSI photo

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In tight budget environments it is tempting to view ICT equipment and training as a luxury to cut. We can all think of a...

Posted on March 25, 2013 - Anne Johnson in Conflict Resolution, Education, Youth
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Drama Club uses theater to create community dialogue about youth and violence

“I used to be kind of a problem kid,” chuckled Erzhan Kubat-uulu, a high school student in Kyrgyzstan’s isolated northwestern province of Talas, “My parents were often asked to come to school...

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...

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 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...

Posted on November 20, 2012 - in Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Youth Leadership for Peace Theater Troupe at Jashtar Camp 2012

Recently, the Youth Leadership for Peace (YLP) Theater Troupe brought national attention to youth-led peacebuilding efforts in Kyrgyzstan with a...

Tech Age Girls Bridging the Gender Digital Divide

Seven years ago, Anastasiya Buchok of Uzbekistan took the first step to learn about technology and participated in IREX’s ...

Posted on October 10, 2012 - Amy Bernath in Conflict Resolution, Education, Youth
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YLP Troupe performer practices monologue

For the Youth Leadership for Peace Theater Troupe, planning a participatory theater performance means creating dialogue around Kyrgyzstan’s most challenging conflicts while also sharing a laugh...

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