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Posted on July 15, 2010 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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Grigory Shvedov

The core activity of the IREX-convened Civil Society to Civil Society Summit (C2C), was a series of daylong steering committee meetings focused on 10 spheres of civil society development.

Posted on July 15, 2010 - in Civil Society Strengthening
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For two busy days in June, approximately 40 Russian and American thought leaders met in Washington, DC to debate the common challenges and best practices on 10 issues of critical importance to...

Posted on June 1, 2010 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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After each performance, the cast of “Playing Life” stay in character and engage

Katya is an unemployed 18-year-old who steals money from her stepmom and doesn’t remember the last time she talked to either of her biological parents...

Posted on May 6, 2010 - in Education, Research Support
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In March – April 2010, Dr. Natalia Smirnova, Assistant Professor of Business and Economics at the College of Mount Saint Vincent, participated in the US Embassy Policy Specialist program...

Posted on May 1, 2010 - in Youth
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For the first time in its history, the Karelian Committee on Reforming the Housing and Public Utilities Sector has invited a school-aged girl to join its ranks.

Posted on May 1, 2010 - in Youth
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Natalia Babkina, an active Youth Development Competencies Program (YDCP) participant recently traveled from her remote village in Tyumen Oblast to give a presentation at the youth conference...

Posted on May 1, 2010 - in Youth
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Larisa Posadnik, deputy mayor of Petrozavodsk, speaking at the UNICEF conference

Petrozavodsk and Volgograd, two cities where IREX implements the USAID-funded Youth Development Competencies Program (YDCP), were recently highlighted as Child Friendly Cities because of their...

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When Katya Borisevich first heard about the prestigious Potanin Scholarship, which supports students from across the Russian Federation in designing social and entrepreneurial projects, she...