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Posted on April 1, 2013 - in Youth
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President Obama & IREX Country Director Naser Al-Ardah in West Bank

Last month, IREX Country Director and Senior Technical Expert Naser Al-Ardah, had the privilege of participating in President Obama’s visit...

Posted on March 26, 2013 - in Education, Gender
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What's Keeping Girls from Attending School?

Pregnancy, early marriage, school fees, risk of sexual violence? What are the barriers for girls and boys going to school? As the education community envisions post-2015 Millennium Development...

Posted on March 18, 2013 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender
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Mainstreaming women's voices in Syria

“You know there’s hundreds of thousands of girls like you, you’re not alone in this revolution,” Ms. Yaman Al Qadri, then 18, reminded herself after being arrested by police, detained, and...

Posted on March 18, 2013 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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Dr. Randy Malamud, left, wrote about his experience meeting with and training Ir

IREX congratulates educator Randy Malamud for his...

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Photo credit: Rahmi Alhames http://www.flickr.com/photos/r_alhames/8235598307/

The Public International Law & Policy Group and the Syria Justice And Accountability Centre present: Mapping...

Health workers like these in Israel receive training to help document SGBV. Phot

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a serious and significant dimension of the conflict in Syria. The Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) recognizes the unique challenges this...

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Teacher Cote d'Ivoire

When post-election violence broke out in Cote d'Ivoire, in April of 2010, Aka Blehou, knew that he must continue to teach, no matter the...

Community Solutions Program Leaders Tool

Who are some of the leading African male gender experts? Who is developing sustainable energy in Bangladesh? How can I get in touch with conflict resolution practitioners in the Middle East?...

Posted on January 17, 2013 - Lori Mason in Higher Education Development, Education, Youth
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Recently, IREX met with over thirty multinational and local companies operating in Iraq to gauge their needs and solicit their suggestions for reforming higher education. Here is what we heard: