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Posted on July 14, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Two young men running more than 600 miles in 41 days across the largest country inside Europe is not just impressive, it was enough to raise over $50,000 for premature babies in Ukraine.

Posted on July 13, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Lebanese citizens are fed up with the level of corruption in their country. According to Transparency International’s 2008 Corruptions Perceptions Index, the country is rated 102 out of...

Posted on June 30, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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The isolated mountain village of Bediani, home to a community of 18 former street children, is a two-and-a-half-hour drive from Tbilisi along poorly maintained, winding roads. It’s an...

Posted on April 1, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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In recent years, the Republic of Buryatiya has seen a sharp increase in the number of at-risk families and children without parental support. 

Posted on March 31, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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Alumni of the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship (Muskie) Program and the Global Undergraduate Exchange (UGrad) Program in Russia recently participated in a Virtual Career Fair organized by...

Posted on March 27, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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As the Red River rises to record levels this week, Muskie and Global UGRAD program fellows who live and study at North Dakota State University in Fargo have joined the fight to prevent massive...

Posted on March 5, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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From September through December 2008, IREX conducted 56 Conflict Management and Civic Education (CM/CE) trainings for 107 youth between the ages of 17 and 24 representing five North Caucasus...

Posted on March 2, 2009 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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After confronting and successfully overcoming her own medical issues associated with an eating disorder, Halyna Kurylo, an alumna of the Global Undergraduate Program (UGRAD), was determined to...

Posted on January 3, 2009 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia was devastated by poverty and social instability, resulting in a sharp increase in child abandonment. Rising alcohol and drug addiction rates...

Posted on December 4, 2008 - in Civil Society Strengthening, Youth
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Recently, 11 youth – five Druze and six Christians – from the Lebanese village of Breih came together at a cafe in Beirut to collaborate on projects to improve life in their village...