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IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development.
Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
IREX Honors its Media Partners on World Press Freedom Day 2008
May 5 marked the annual observance of World Press Freedom Day, a day to honor those who practice journalism and advocate for freedom of expression.
Special Olympics Internship Enhances Perspectives of Kazakh Grad Student
When Kazakh graduate student Elmira Zhekeyeva received her Muskie fellowship to study at the University of Mississippi, she wanted not just to get her master’s in education, but to place an emphasis on special education.
Turkmen Medical Professionals Utilize IT in the Fight against Tuberculosis
Throughout the world, tuberculosis still poses a serious threat to populations. Local medical professionals in Turkmenistan recently increased their ability to combat the disease by picking up IT skills that will keep them up to date on strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of TB.
International Partnership Boosts Ukrainian Newspaper
A year after completing their participation in the Ukraine Media Partnership Program (UMPP), the local newspaper Sobytie is enjoying incredible success.
Tajik Websites Provide Access to Literary Heritage
Geographically remote Tajikistan lays claim to several highly influential poets, though readily available information in Tajik about them has been very limited.
Moving Beyond Conflict: Local News Reporting on Serbian-language Television in Kosovo
In any tense political environment, the need for locally driven news is particularly high. Professionalism and the ability to identify and develop relevant stories can thoroughly inform populations in a way that accurately presents their often volatile communities and can serve to reduce tensions and combat calls to violence. Kosovo today demonstrates the need for this locally driven, professional reporting.
Undergrad Works to Bring Renewable Energy Technology Home to Ukraine
In Windmill Park in the foothills of Northern Arizona, 19-year-old Anna Zinenko is investigating the potential market and benefits for wind energy. She hopes the efforts undertaken on these wind farms will produce transferrable results that can be utilized in her home country of Ukraine.
Kosovo Roundtables Empower Citizens to Shape Constitution
As the world’s newest country is carefully shaping its constitution, the drafters are getting the rare benefit of community-level input.
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