Announcements

Undergraduate students from Eurasia and Central Asia interested in studying in the US can now apply for the Global UGRAD in Eurasia & Central Asia program (Global UGRAD). Application materials and complete eligibility requirements are available online. Completed applications, including all supplemental materials, are due January 14, 2013.

IREX is joining thousands of organizations, communities, and individuals for #GivingTuesday. The first national day of giving at the start of the holiday season, #GivingTuesday celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations. 

In a ceremony attended by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, U.S. Ambassador to Mozambique Douglas Griffiths, U.S. and Mozambican government officials and representatives of the media, IREX officially launched the Mozambique Media Strengthening Program in Maputo yesterday. The program supports the Mozambican media sector to provide high-quality information to citizens, improve accountability of the Government towards the electorate, and promote a free, open, diverse, and self-sustained media environment. 

IREX is pleased to announce the publication of its first interactive, online annual report for 2012. The report includes a video welcome message from IREX President W. Robert Pearson and highlights of IREX’s work helping over half a million people this year.

IREX is pleased to announce the appointment of Edward M. Fouhy as the new Chair of its Board of Directors as well as two new board members Susan King and Greg Rigdon. 

IREX is pleased to announce the recipients of the Fall 2012 TEA/ILEP Alumni Small Grants competition. IREX, in conjunction with an independent selection committee and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, selected 10 alumni of the Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program (TEA) and 6 alumni of the International Leaders in Education Program (ILEP) to receive funding to support their original small grant project ideas.

IREX is pleased to join the new movement to create an annual day of giving. Giving Tuesday “is a national campaign to create a national day of giving at the start of the holiday season. It celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations.” This year, following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, on Tuesday November 27, 2012 hundreds of organizations, thousands of communities and individuals will focus on acts of giving.

Are you currently engaged in community development work?  Do you have the potential to be a leader and change-maker in your community?  Are you looking for a career development opportunity to increase your professional skills, experience and networks?  If you answered yes to the above questions then you may be an excellent candidate for this year’s Community Solutions Program.

IREX is pleased to share the U.S. Department of State Media Note announcing international support for The Syria Justice and Accountability Center at a recent donors conference in Rabat, Morocco. Forty governments and organizations came together to condem the grave human rights violations committed against the Syrian people and called for an end to the violence. They pledged more than $3 million to support the Center.

IREX is seeking qualified experts to serve on the 2013-2014 Community Solutions Program selection committee. The Community Solutions Program is a professional development program for the best and brightest global community leaders working to make positive, lasting change in their local communities.

If you are interested in participating in this year’s selection committee for the Community Solutions Program, please e-mail communitysolutions@irex.org by October 1, 2012