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I am writing from the Philippines, where I spent the past week meeting with representatives of the vibrant civil society sector to discuss the potential for programming related to youth and...

Forty-three years ago today, IREX was created to help advance exchanges, not just of people, but of ideas. As we celebrate IREX’s founding, we honor its original charge by continuing to...

Posted on June 23, 2011 - in Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Youth Theater for Peace in Tajikistan

Youth from Tajikistan use their own experiences with conflict to create and perform in community theater.

Posted on June 21, 2011 - in Youth
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IREX and the International Youth Foundation (IYF) are pleased to invite you to the Youth in Development Work Group event. This session will be the third installment of our series of programming...

Former Muskie Fellow Liana Samanyan (right) relies on her past experience to sup

Muskie alumna Liana Sanamyan is working to improve the lives of chronically ill children in Armenia through education. As a 2006 Muskie fellow at Bemidji...

Posted on June 1, 2011 - in Basic Education Development, Education, Youth
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Mansour and his English teacher, Abdoul Aziz Niang, in their classroom

Mouhamadou Mansour Diallo, a 14-year-old youth from Senegal, is using a computer in his classroom for the first time this year. His English teacher, Abdoul Aziz Niang, traveled to the US last...

Posted on May 31, 2011 - in Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Youth Theater for Peace participants stage an open-air drama in south Tajikistan

Nestled amid mountains and winding roads just miles from Tajikistan’s southern border with Afghanistan, Otchapar is one of the more remote communities of the world. Populated by fewer than...

Posted on May 18, 2011 - in International Education, Education, Gender, Youth
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Armenuhi volunteers at the womens' center on campus.

Armenuhi has always been passionate about women’s rights. But living in Armenia, she didn’t know how to get involved, to make a difference. When Armenuhi came to the US to start her...

The smile, stickers and Halloween candy I’d brought as a USRVI volunteer weren’t enough. Sasha needed much more than I could give in just one hour, and I had no idea where to start....

While university scholarships provided to Kazakhstan’s disadvantaged youth will certainly help them towards brighter futures, there is still an important component necessary for becoming...