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“Strangers used to scare me, and it usually took quite awhile before I would talk to new people,” explains Jarkynay Yrysbek kyzy, a high school student from Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, a city that...

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Eddie Jarwolo organizes volunteers of Naymote, his voter registration initiative

The Bus has officially arrived in Liberia, and it's going to need more seats. What started out in February...

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...

Youth in Jordan Mark World Press Freedom Day

Journalists, journalism students and activists from Jordan and Lebanon who came together to learn about using online tools to raise public...

Posted on May 4, 2012 - in International Education, Education, Youth
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IREX is pleased to announce the winners of the Spring 2012 Cultural Passport to America competition for the Global UGRAD-Pakistan program. Maria (Shawnee State University), Nadir (Dillard...

Posted on April 27, 2012 - in Conflict Resolution, Youth
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Rwandan Man Fosters Reconciliation in his Community

When Raphael Nzabiyumva was just a boy, his family got caught up in the frenzy of the Rwandan genocide and destroyed a neighbors' property. Today, the young man is helping to forge reconciliation...

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...

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.