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Somalia: A Dangerous Place to Be a Woman

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When the Thomson Reuters Foundation recently released the results of its poll on “The world’s five most dangerous countries for women”, Somalia, one of IREX’s program countries, was ranked fifth. We asked WAWA (the We Are Women Activists Network), one of our local partners on the Uniting Communities to Mitigate Conflict (UCMC) project, for their initial reactions to the report.

When the Thomson Reuters Foundation recently released the results of its poll on “The world’s five most dangerous countries for women”, Somalia, one of IREX’s program countries, was ranked fifth.

Marina's Story: A Survivor's Fight against Human-Trafficking

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Interviewing victims of trafficking and their rescuers is difficult work. There are few happy endings. However, occasionally one meets someone who emerges from unspeakable suffering with courage, clarity, and wisdom. Marina is such a woman.

Kate Transchel, a 2010-11 Short-Term Travel Grant (STG) fellow, writes about a heartbreaking, yet inspiring interview during her fellowship research on the oral history of human trafficking from Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova. The following is part of a series of blog pieces from our US scholars, who are conducting research in the field.

Celebrating Women Year Round

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Annual observances such as Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are useful tools for highlighting some of the many accomplishments of women as well as drawing much-needed attention to gender-based disparities around the globe.

Annual observances such as Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day are useful tools for highlighting some of the many accomplishments of women as well as drawing much-needed attention to gender-based disparities around the globe.

Kyrgyzstan's Young Female IT Leaders

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Zhanara is from Kant, and is currently a freshman at the National University of Kyrgyzstan, pursuing a degree in Economics. Before TAG, Zhanara used the internet rarely. Now she uses it every day and says that without it she feels like she is cut off from the rest of the world. “Without internet, I am deaf and blind,” she says.

In 2010, IREX started the first Tech Age Girls (TAG) project in Kyrgyzstan with 90 participants selected from 246 applications of young girls ages ranging from 14 to 17.  For over six months they attended Information Technology (IT) and leadership trainings, designed and implemented community projects, and documented their experience via blogs. The 27 most active girls had an opportunity to attend a two-week summer conference.  I recently interviewed alumna, Zhanara Asizova about her experience.

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