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As today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we salute private-sector partnerships that seek to make a better world. IREX's work is supported by a mix of funding from government agencies...

Posted on January 25, 2012 - in Center for Collaborative Technology, Gender
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Invitation| Access Denied: Bridging the Gender Technology Gap; Wednesday, February 8th at 3:30pm; IREX 2121 K Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington DC, 20037

Kazakh Student Thrives on Educational Opportunity

Dinara Shakmetova grew up in a small remote village in Kazakhstan with her single mother and four siblings. With limited economic resources, Dinara would often knit clothing items to sell as a way...

This is the moment each year when we celebrate, when we remember all that has been achieved and all the people whose lives we’ve shared over the past year. We look back on what we’ve...

Posted on December 10, 2011 - in Gender, Media Development
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Somaliland journalist Nafisa Hussein

Somaliland journalist Nafisa Hussein overcame many barriers and personal hardships out of love for her profession. Working first as a radio announcer, then as a newspaper reporter, she...

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Jordanian activists produced a video on verbal abuse viewed by more than 8,000

In honor of Human Rights Day, IREX is pleased to share the story of how four Jordanian women joined efforts to combat verbal abuse with the help of new media.

Posted on November 29, 2011 - in Gender, Media Development
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Working in a cramped room with two desks and a few computers, Samuka Konneh leads a small team as news editor for the Public Agenda newspaper in...

Posted on November 28, 2011 - in Gender
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Ritu Sharma, Co-Founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide

Invitation| They Are Not Just Starving: Challenges Facing Women and Girls in the Horn of Africa; Wednesday, November 30th; 3:30 – 5pm; IREX 2121 K Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20037...

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The Thanksgiving holiday in America gives us all a chance to reflect on gratitude, on generosity, and on reaching out to those in need.  As we Americans from every background recall our...