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A training manual from the Rwanda Civil Society Strengthening Program that discusses fundraising strategies for NGOs.

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Rwanda CSSP Training Module - Developing a Fundraising Strategy

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A training manual from the Rwanda Civil Society Strengthening Program that focuses on internal and external communication skills.

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Rwanda CSSP Training Module - Effective Communications

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A training manual from the Rwanda Civil Society Strengthening Program that focuses on how to develop a strong mission statement.

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Rwanda CSSP - Developing a Mission Statement Module

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My research is an ethnographic examination of the organizational and decision-making practices developed around what came to be known as 15o or Occupy Slovenia. I conclude that earlier activist efforts by migrants and their allies to confront dominant xenophobic policies, especially by encouraging migrants to speak and act for themselves, have contributed to the development of a distinctive and minoritarian form of direct democracy that has successfully facilitated broad participation.

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Migrant Activists as Insurgent Citizens: Diversity and Direct Democracy Within Occupy Slovenia (360 KB pdf)

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In the latest GCE Asia Newsletter, read all about GCE Technology and Leadership Summer Camps in Vietnam!

In all, more than 120 students in Vietnam learned tools and skills to help make them better students, more engaging virtual ambassadors, and stronger community leaders. More on camps and spring's GCE Online Projects in the Philippines and Vietnam inside!

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GCE Asia Newsletter June.pdf

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Qualitative Assessment Reports of BOTA’s Cash Conditional Transfer Program, Social Services Program, and Tuition Assistance Program.

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OPM CCT Baseline Qualitative Report

OPM Qualitative Evaluation Report SSP (November 2011)

OPM TAP Qualitative Report (November 2011)

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A report analyzing the costs incurred by the BOTA Foundation from its start in 2008 through June 2011. The report reviews the Conditional Cash Transfer Program, the Social Services Program, the Tuition Assistance Program, and BOTA’s management and overhead costs.

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Costing Study 2012

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Due to its unique properties, mercury has long been used in products, industrial processes, and mining. It is also a potent toxin and environmental pollutant. The Nikitovka mercury mine, located in Gorlovka, Ukraine, produced over 30,000 tons of mercury before it closed in 1994. Mercury recycling activities continue on the former mine site. Previous studies indicate moderate to high levels of mercury near the site, as well as elevated concentrations of mercury in among some Gorlovka residents and workers.

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Environmental and Health Impacts of Mercury Mining and Recycling in Gorlovka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine (438 KB pdf)

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IREX is pleased to announce the 2012-2013 Individual Advanced Research Opportunities (IARO) fellowship recipients. This year's fellows will be traveling to 11 countries across Eastern Europe and Eurasia to perform policy relevant field research. After they complete their fellowship, their research findings will be posted on the IREX online library.

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My project used understudied and previously unknown original source materials in major cities of Uzbekistan to explore how medieval Muslim scholars constructed a uniquely Islamic theory of knowledge – through the testimonial concept tawātur – which resulted in the unquestionable historical validity of the Qur'ān and statements from the Prophet Muhammad. I examined handwritten manuscripts of Islamic law, legal theory, and theology to build a description of the theoretical development of the concept of testimony, and to gather data on its application in theoretical and practical contexts.

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Remembering the Past and Reforming the Future: The Maturidi School and Pluralism in Central Asian Islam (343 KB pdf)

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