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Actors in Chelyabinsk

A group of young actors deal with difficult issues, such as HIV/AIDS, and educate their audiences both on and off the stage.

Tech Age Girls Participant

Sofia Zhadan was a shy 9th grader from a rural village in Ukraine when she was selected to participate in IREX’s Tech Age Girls program. Training she received in leadership, community...

Ashley with Freedom Compound Community School

Maybe it was just luck that my bicycle tire blew out right in front of the bike repair stand in the Freedom Compound shanty town.

SSP Conference

Increasing the Effectiveness of Social Service Delivery to Vulnerable Children and Youth

Posted on November 25, 2010 - in Media Development, Youth
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UNICEF and IREX have partnered to improve reporting on Children's rights in Iraq. Their joint efforts will improve the quality and quantity of news on issues affecting children and children...

Posted on November 22, 2010 - in Conflict Resolution, International Education, Youth
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Students representing Turkey in discussion at Model UN conference.

A group of ECA alumni and other university students debated the Turkey-Armenia relations in recent Model United Nations conference, organized by IREX, in Armenia.

Katya from Kandalaksha

One of the things I love about my job is getting to meet young people from around the world who are working to make their communities better places to live. This week in Moscow,

Rwanda figured prominently in my graduate school courses on conflict and development, so I was eager to see for myself the country I had read and written so much about.

Posted on November 16, 2010 - in International Education, Education, Youth

Global UGRAD in Pakistan fellows, studying at universities and colleges across the US, reflect on...

Trust Game- Youth Theater for Peace

It sounds counter-intuitive, even cruel, but when the participants leave in tears, I know our program is working.