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Posted on March 7, 2013 - in Conflict Resolution, Gender
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Leymah Gbowee

In honor of International Women's Day, IREX sat down with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and women's rights activist Leymah Gbowee to get her views on the opportunities and challenges facing the...

Posted on March 5, 2013 - in Research Support
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Dr. Joyce Corbett, a museum curator and independent researcher of folk art, received an IREX travel grant to Romania in 1976 to conduct research on folk costumes and textiles....

Posted on March 5, 2013 - W. Robert Pearson in Gender
Beyond Access team meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi

We’re going to celebrate International Women’s Day this week, and when we do, the ceremonies will focus on outstanding women. These women will be...

Health workers like these in Israel receive training to help document SGBV. Phot

Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a serious and significant dimension of the conflict in Syria. The Syria Justice and Accountability Center (SJAC) recognizes the unique challenges this...

Posted on March 1, 2013 - in
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IREX staff members packed boxes in preparation for the move.

Our new location is just a few blocks down K Street from our current space. The new address will be 1275 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005.

Posted on February 26, 2013 - in International Education, Education
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Laura Steinbach, has a new priority for her school: global education. As an administrator for ...

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Books

I just participated, via Skype, in the Starobelsk Library's grand celebration of getting computers from the Bibliomist project. It was wonderful to see the library filled with friends and people...

Posted on February 25, 2013 - in
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Motivated by the children she helps at the orphanage, Aiman Idegeeva also teache

With the support of a tuition assistance program, Aiman Idegeeva now gives back to the community that never gave up on her — an orphanage in Kazakhstan. In exchange for a grant that allows her to...

On International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we at IREX salute our corporate...