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Journalism students in China brainstorm content for a school newspaper.

What was true for me a teenager in Missouri, I know also to be true for high school students in China: The best teachers are the teachers who let go. Through the Student Journalism in China...

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In a brightly colored room, filled with the buzz of multilingual chatter, Hemanju Rai Thapa Magar is calm. She gently pastes a painting of traditional Nepalese women, which has traveled 7,000...

Iraq University Linkages Program participants

Emerging from over a decade of war, young people across Iraq are renewing their aspirations for their own futures and the future of their country. In August, a brave group of Iraqi undergraduates...

Posted on September 27, 2012 - in Higher Education Development, Education
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Noela Jonathan

When Noela Jonathan asks the Tanzanian government for a shilling, she considers herself lucky to get just half. Such is life at public universities across Tanzania, where an already cash-tight...

My trip to Tobago was like any journey to a lush tropical paradise - a long plane ride to another planet. First it is the hot moist air that...

Posted on September 24, 2012 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Education, Youth
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Librarians in Crimea Promoting Literacy with Tech

A library in the Crimea has attracted Azerbaijani children of recent immigrants with online games and technology, and helped them...

Community Solutions

IREX is seeking qualified experts to serve on the 2013-2014 Community Solutions Program selection committee. The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and...

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The power of reading to a young learner is immense. In honor of International Literacy Day, IREX recognizes two Filipina master...

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Catholic Priest and Sunni Sheikh Join Forces in Lebanon

Thanks to a small grant from the One Community program, a Catholic priest and a Sunni sheikh in Saida, Lebanon joined forces to write and...

Schoolchildren in Tanzania

I am a teacher of teachers, living in Tanzania. I came six years ago to work with primary teachers, teaching them how to use a comprehensive literacy instruction approach and to integrate literacy...