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Posted on January 19, 2011 - in Conflict Resolution, Youth
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When Umeda Shokirova came to watch a performance by a USAID Youth Theater for Peace troupe, she expected to stay in her seat – not make an impromptu acting debut for an audience of more...

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Fosiya Mohamed Ahmed has experienced enough loss and grief for many lifetimes.

Posted on December 3, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution
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Youth Theater for Peace

When 14-year-old Gulnara moved from Osh in southern Kyrgyzstan to Tokmok, a small city near the capital of Bishkek, regional divisions made it difficult for her to integrate.

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Iraqi journalist Imad al Ibadi, a vocal campaigner on exposing corruption and promoting free and fair elections, was shot three times in the head, neck, and chest on November 23, 2009.

Mosque in Uganda

This week I am writing from Kampala, where I have spent the past week assessing potential opportunities for IREX programming in Uganda. As I read about Uganda in preparation for my trip, one...

Posted on November 22, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, International Education, Youth
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Students representing Turkey in discussion at Model UN conference.

A group of ECA alumni and other university students debated the Turkey-Armenia relations in recent Model United Nations conference, organized by IREX, in Armenia.

Rwanda figured prominently in my graduate school courses on conflict and development, so I was eager to see for myself the country I had read and written so much about.

Trust Game- Youth Theater for Peace

It sounds counter-intuitive, even cruel, but when the participants leave in tears, I know our program is working.

A brighter future for their children and grandchildren: How can we manage tension between citizens returning to post conflict countries and those who remain in the country during conflict?

2010 IREX Annual Report

IREX’s 2010 annual report is here! In it we feature stories about just a few of the partners and participants who inspire us, such as: