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Posted on October 25, 2010 in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: conference, corporate social responsibility, Gap, IBM, Pepsi, relationships
Blog tags: conference, corporate social responsibility, Gap, IBM, Pepsi, relationships
I recently attended the 2010 Global Corporate Citizenship Conference organized by the US Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center.
Posted on October 19, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution
Blog tags: conflict mitigation, conflict resolution, ethnicity, leadership skills, Rwanda, USAID, youth for change
Blog tags: conflict mitigation, conflict resolution, ethnicity, leadership skills, Rwanda, USAID, youth for change
This month, IREX is beginning the USAID/IREX Youth for Change: Building Peace in Rwandan Communities (Y4C) project. I met with Shannon Bruder, who will be managing the project, to get more...
Posted on October 15, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: civil society, conference, Iraq, IWPR, Jordan, media development, Middle East, opportunities, Saudi Arabia, technology for development, United Arab Emirates, young NGO leaders
Blog tags: civil society, conference, Iraq, IWPR, Jordan, media development, Middle East, opportunities, Saudi Arabia, technology for development, United Arab Emirates, young NGO leaders
I recently returned from a brief and productive trip to the Middle East looking at the existing portfolio of programs IREX implements in the region and exploring possibilities for new...
Posted on October 15, 2010 in International Education, Education
Blog tags: Chilean miners, cross-cultural exchange, culture shock, inspiring, teachers
Blog tags: Chilean miners, cross-cultural exchange, culture shock, inspiring, teachers
Working on exchange programs can sometimes feel like providing logistical support to people trapped in a mine.
Posted on October 14, 2010 in Media Development
Blog tags: Facebook, HTML5, media, privacy, social networking
Blog tags: Facebook, HTML5, media, privacy, social networking
Is the new computer language, HTML5, invading our privacy? Or providing Internet surfers with a better user experience?
Posted on October 7, 2010 in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: community dialogue, conflict transformation, discrimination, hip-hop dance, poetry, youth theater
Blog tags: community dialogue, conflict transformation, discrimination, hip-hop dance, poetry, youth theater
Art can be a transformative force for healing – and for turning would-be soldiers into ambassadors for peace.
Posted on October 5, 2010 in Media Development
Blog tags: ECHR, Iraq, journalists, media, protection, South Africa, Turkey
Blog tags: ECHR, Iraq, journalists, media, protection, South Africa, Turkey
If anyone with a camera, computer, or blog can be considered a journalist, does it make sense for laws to create special protections for journalists? Or, if a journalist must be someone employed...
Posted on October 5, 2010 in Conflict Resolution
Blog tags: Indonesia, street food
Blog tags: Indonesia, street food
I recently got back from a two week trip in Indonesia, where I was doing research on civil society, religious tolerance, conflict mitigation, women's rights, youth issues, and technology.
Posted on October 1, 2010 in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: community, community development, natural disaster, students, teachers
Blog tags: community, community development, natural disaster, students, teachers
During the blizzard of 1888, teacher Minnie Freeman tied her students together with a ball of twine.
Posted on September 30, 2010 in Higher Education Development, International Education, Education
Blog tags: fellows, leadership, management, planning, universities
Blog tags: fellows, leadership, management, planning, universities
Twelve University Administrators from Armenia, Georgia, Ghana, Russia and Ukraine arrived at IREX on September 27th to begin their University Administration Support Program Fellowship...
