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Posted on May 16, 2013 - Randal Mason in Civil Society Strengthening, Gender
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CSP Leader Julian Sanjivan

Despite Malaysia being a multi-ethnic, multi-religious society, discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (...

IREX President Presents Award to Ambassador Verveer

In recognition of a career dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls, IREX presented the 2013 Founders’ Day Award to Ambassador Melanne...

Posted on May 7, 2013 - in International Education, Education, Gender, Youth
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Chuppan Chupai

The feature length documentary “Chuppan Chupai” (Hide & Seek) explores transgender activism and underground queer life in urban Pakistan by following the everyday lives of four individuals and...

Forty-five years after IREX’s visionary founders established a single overseas office in Armenia, their NGO progeny works with 125 countries in the Middle East,...

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The return on investments in girls’ education and training is well-documented and dramatic. An extra year of primary school...

Posted on April 24, 2013 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Gender
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Photo courtesy of Alikem Tamakloe, Ghana Library Authority

April 25th is Girls in ICT Day, and the Beyond Access Team is excited to join the conversation and...

Posted on March 26, 2013 - in Education, Gender
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What's Keeping Girls from Attending School?

Pregnancy, early marriage, school fees, risk of sexual violence? What are the barriers for girls and boys going to school? As the education community envisions post-2015 Millennium Development...

Posted on March 25, 2013 - in Education, Gender
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Teaching in Ukraine

“A STEM classroom must be a global classroom,” states Sharon Harris, a science teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio and alumna of the...

One radio station manager's perception of gender. Of the more than 50 community

The images told a story, one of confusion, misunderstanding and the stark reality that confronts the men in this room on a daily basis. It’s a reality that poses a challenge for IREX and its...

Posted on March 18, 2013 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender
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Mainstreaming women's voices in Syria

“You know there’s hundreds of thousands of girls like you, you’re not alone in this revolution,” Ms. Yaman Al Qadri, then 18, reminded herself after being arrested by police, detained, and...