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Posted on July 23, 2013 in Education, Research Support
Blog tags: ethnographic research, HIV, TB, Ukraine
Blog tags: ethnographic research, HIV, TB, Ukraine
U.S. Embassy Policy Specialist fellow Jennifer Carroll writes a guest blog about her experiences conducting...
Posted on July 11, 2013 in Basic Education Development, Education, Gender, Youth
Blog tags: classrooms, education, literacy, schools, students, teachers
Blog tags: classrooms, education, literacy, schools, students, teachers
The situation is grave: 12 million children in Pakistan have never attended school (two-thirds of them girls), Pakistani teachers killed...
Posted on July 7, 2013 in Gender
Blog tags: bi-sexual, community leaders, cultural sensitivity, gay, international development, lesbian, LGBT, transgender
Blog tags: bi-sexual, community leaders, cultural sensitivity, gay, international development, lesbian, LGBT, transgender
"These people are fighting for survival in societies that are hostile to their very existence," said Dr. Chloe Schwenke, who described LGBT (...
Posted on July 2, 2013 in
Blog tags: citizen engagement, communication, development
Blog tags: citizen engagement, communication, development
This month, in honor of IREX’s 45th anniversary, Allen Kassof, a founder of IREX, gives us a fascinating account of the power of...
Posted on June 24, 2013 in Conflict Resolution, Gender
Blog tags: conflict, peace, peacebuilding, security, Syria, victims, women
Blog tags: conflict, peace, peacebuilding, security, Syria, victims, women
Recently, IREX hosted four experts who offer up much needed wisdom during the panel discussion, “...
Posted on June 11, 2013 in
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In the development world, goals often seem far away, over the horizon at least. Goals frequently seem to recede as we approach and...
Posted on May 28, 2013 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Education
Blog tags: education, ICT, technology, technology for developemnt
Blog tags: education, ICT, technology, technology for developemnt
In tight budget environments it is tempting to view ICT equipment and training as a luxury to cut. We can all think of a...
Posted on May 14, 2013 in Civil Society Strengthening
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Community-based institutions, whether they be civil society groups or community radio stations, have the reach and community buy-...
Posted on May 6, 2013 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
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Forty-five years after IREX’s visionary founders established a single overseas office in Armenia, their NGO progeny works with 125 countries in the Middle East,...
Posted on April 25, 2013 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Gender
Blog tags: education, girls, ICT, tech, training
Blog tags: education, girls, ICT, tech, training
The return on investments in girls’ education and training is well-documented and dramatic. An extra year of primary school...
