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Posted on April 1, 2013 - in Youth
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President Obama & IREX Country Director Naser Al-Ardah in West Bank

Last month, IREX Country Director and Senior Technical Expert Naser Al-Ardah, had the privilege of participating in President Obama’s visit...

Posted on March 27, 2013 - in Research Support
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After 45 years of sponsoring U.S. scholar research to Eastern Europe and Eurasia, IREX is pleased to share its alumni publications...

The Novateca program is giving many Moldovans free access to computers and the Internet. Organizers recently...

Posted on March 26, 2013 - in Education, Gender
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What's Keeping Girls from Attending School?

Pregnancy, early marriage, school fees, risk of sexual violence? What are the barriers for girls and boys going to school? As the education community envisions post-2015 Millennium Development...

Posted on March 25, 2013 - in Education, Gender
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Teaching in Ukraine

“A STEM classroom must be a global classroom,” states Sharon Harris, a science teacher in Cincinnati, Ohio and alumna of the...

Posted on March 25, 2013 - Anne Johnson in Conflict Resolution, Education, Youth
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Drama Club uses theater to create community dialogue about youth and violence

“I used to be kind of a problem kid,” chuckled Erzhan Kubat-uulu, a high school student in Kyrgyzstan’s isolated northwestern province of Talas, “My parents were often asked to come to school...

One radio station manager's perception of gender. Of the more than 50 community

The images told a story, one of confusion, misunderstanding and the stark reality that confronts the men in this room on a daily basis. It’s a reality that poses a challenge for IREX and its...

Posted on March 18, 2013 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender
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Mainstreaming women's voices in Syria

“You know there’s hundreds of thousands of girls like you, you’re not alone in this revolution,” Ms. Yaman Al Qadri, then 18, reminded herself after being arrested by police, detained, and...