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Seda Murtazalieva, a 2008 fellow from Russia studying Public Administration at Eastern Washington University, secured a volunteer opportunity with Spokane Refugee and Immigration Services.
This spring, the USAID-supported Assistance to Russian Orphans (ARO) program, administered by IREX, sent a group of six Russian child-welfare professionals to the Children’s Aid Society (...
Over the past decade, Russia and its neighbors have launched an array of reforms in higher education administration. The introduction of multi-level educational systems and dramatic changes to...
Posted on February 5, 2008 - in Civil Society Strengthening
In the Russian town of Chita, the Municipal Institute of Public Government demonstrates the impact a real civic movement, armed with good research, can have on a community. Using their own...
Posted on January 21, 2008 - in Conflict Resolution
In this much-celebrated 200th anniversary year of US-Russia diplomatic relations, there is a great need for bilateral dialogue on numerous issues. For two centuries, the relationship between...
Volunteers represent a tremendous resource for any nongovernmental organization, from local nonprofits to international bodies. An effectively managed volunteer program can transform an...
The eighth annual International Education Week took place November 12-16, 2007. A joint initiative of the US State Department and US Department of Education, International Education Week is...
Muskie fellow Natalia Evdokimova participated in the Mapping Project led by Lower 9th Ward NENA (Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association) in New Orleans.
Raised in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Tanya’s* life was deeply affected by her parents’ alcoholism. Having spent much of her youth in the streets, by the time Tanya was 21,...
With a little help, youth throughout Russia are becoming key players in community development. The US-Russia Volunteer Initiative (USRVI) has been instrumental in making this happen through its...
