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Posted on June 22, 2012 - Randal Mason in
Rally in Croatia

When I was a young, gay rights activist more than two decades ago—the term LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) hadn’t emerged yet—I never thought I’d see the progress we’re witnessing...

Although IREX began its work in the Soviet Union more than 40 years ago, today we implement a wide portfolio of programs in 41 countries in Africa. More than 20% of our program budget goes to...

Posted on May 11, 2012 - Dara Lipton in Conflict Resolution, Gender, Youth
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Kyrgyz Coaches Observe Sports and Conflict Mitigation in the United States

High school gym teachers in Kyrgyzstan are using sports to promote ethnic tolerance and increase gender equality.  Last month, teachers Svetlana, Natalia, Nurbek, Nurlan and Furkhat travelled...

Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Confe

IREX is pleased to host the Information and Communications Technology Policy & Innovation in Education Conference (ICT4EDU) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on May 18-19, 2012. The ICT4EDU conference...

Ukrainian Library Helps Women Address Unemployment and Family Conflicts

Women in Katerynopil Central Raion, Ukraine are changing their lives for the better thanks to the local library.  Through a grant from Bibliomist, the library hosts an emergency service for...

Posted on April 25, 2012 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Gender
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Girls in Ukraine experience the Internet at the local library

For over 15 years, IREX has trained girls and young women in technology and ICT leadership in more than a dozen countries. On this second annual...

Students from Pakistan are some of many who come to the United States to learn

I am pleased to share with you an excerpt from the written testimony I recently submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs in support of...

Posted on April 9, 2012 - in Education, Gender
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Young Women Leaders Represent Russia at Girls 20 Summits

What started as an undergraduate course on gender and communication in the U.S. propelled one young Russian woman to a leadership position on women’s issues and equality.
Ekaterina...

Witness to a Better World: Photo Essay from Kazakhstan

On a recent visit to a village 120 kilometers east of Almaty, I witnessed first-hand how the BOTA Foundation is helping under-resourced children and youth of Kazakhstan.