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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 March 1, 2013 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, International Education, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: gender, gender equality, girls education, women
Blog tags: gender, gender equality, girls education, women
Between International Women’s Day on the 8th and March being Women’s...
Posted on February 24, 2013 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Education, Gender, Youth
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On International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we at IREX salute our corporate...
Posted on November 25, 2012 in Gender
Blog tags: awareness, change, gender, gender-based violence, violence, women
Blog tags: awareness, change, gender, gender-based violence, violence, women
At this year's 16 Days Against Gender Violence kicks off on November 25, we're reminded of how complex and painful the issue of gender-based violence (GBV) is. Human trafficking, domestic violence...
Posted on November 1, 2012 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: donors, giving, grants, NGOs
Blog tags: donors, giving, grants, NGOs
To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, we’ve looked at giving from both sides now. IREX gives as part of our programming, providing over $11 million...
Posted on June 22, 2012 in
Blog tags: activists, gender, human rights, LGBT, pride
Blog tags: activists, gender, human rights, LGBT, pride
When I was a young, gay rights activist more than two decades ago—the term LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) hadn’t emerged yet—I never thought I’d see the progress we’re witnessing...
Posted on February 27, 2012 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Education, Gender, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, education, media development, sponsors, technology, training
Blog tags: corporate philanthropy, corporate social responsibility, education, media development, sponsors, technology, training
As today is International Corporate Philanthropy Day, we salute private-sector partnerships that seek to make a better world. IREX's work is supported by a mix of funding from government agencies...
Posted on June 30, 2011 in
Blog tags: 1968, committment, computers, history, international nonprofit, IREX Founders' Day, photos, technology
Blog tags: 1968, committment, computers, history, international nonprofit, IREX Founders' Day, photos, technology
“The only constant is change.” -- Heraclitus
On July 1, 1968, a new international nonprofit was created, IREX (the International Research & Exchanges Board). As we...
Posted on August 30, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: accountability, assessment, civil society, failure, success
Blog tags: accountability, assessment, civil society, failure, success
Having recently come across an essay by former USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, I’ve been thinking...
