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Girl reading in Burkina Faso

When you think of a library, what comes to mind? Row after row of books? The Dewey Decimal System? Kids but no adults? Those...

Posted on August 29, 2012 - in Media Development
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Tunisian blogger

IREX is pleased to launch a new 10-month project in Tunisia to support digital...

There is much truth to the notion that genuine, effective development solutions come from within developing countries. The proof is evident in the 58 leaders from 28 countries of this year’s...

Posted on July 31, 2012 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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IREX paired faculty from US and Iraqi Universities to help improve teaching, amo

To improve teaching and strengthen the universities' capacity to provide youth the skills needed in today's workforce, IREX paired three prestigious US universities with three in Iraq. Together...

Posted on July 18, 2012 - in Center for Collaborative Technology
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Children Use Computers

IREX is very pleased to announce the launch of its new Center for Collaborative Technologies (CCT) to better serve our beneficiaries by enhancing our existing skill set in our seven...

Posted on July 9, 2012 - in Media Development
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Iraqi Journalists Press for Freedoms in Kurdistan

A group of prominent journalists, judges, police and politicians recently urged authorities to put an end to voilations of press freedom in Kurdistan. Iraqi journalists have long faced...

Mostafa Hussein, co-founder of SOLAR C3ITIES

At the start of the Rio+20 Summit, an IREX alumnus offers his views of the Summit and realities for green economic growth in Egypt. Mostafa Hussein...

Youth in Jordan Mark World Press Freedom Day

Journalists, journalism students and activists from Jordan and Lebanon who came together to learn about using online tools to raise public...

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IREX Iraq and SMEX Publish Facebook Guide in Arabic

With over 900 million users, Facebook is by far the most used social network and with further plans for its expansion across the globe, it is becoming a necessity for NGOs and individuals to open...

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World Press Freedom Day Fellows Announced

Forty-five front-line journalists and activists whose work is advancing media freedom in their countries will now have the opportunity to attend the commemoration in Tunis, Tunisia on May, 3-5,...