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Posted on September 3, 2010 in Basic Education Development, International Education, Education
Blog tags: culture sharing, international classrooms
Blog tags: culture sharing, international classrooms
I am not a big fan of tater tots. But last week at a cafeteria in Arkansas, I agreed to eat some in order to continue a conversation.
Posted on September 1, 2010 in Media Development
Blog tags: international partnerships, press freedom
Blog tags: international partnerships, press freedom
I realized just how incredibly far media development has come as myself and some colleagues entered the bunker-like submarine tunnels the Soviet navy built to withstand 20 kilotons of nuclear...
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...
Posted on August 26, 2010 in Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: control, Tajikistan, youth, youth theater
Blog tags: control, Tajikistan, youth, youth theater
Firdavs thinks I can’t see his mouth moving. I’ve asked him and the other teachers not to tell the youth at our theater camp in Tajikistan what to say, and to let the campers create...
Posted on August 24, 2010 in Center for Collaborative Technology, Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: development, Internet, libraries, Romania, Ukraine
Blog tags: development, Internet, libraries, Romania, Ukraine
A survey of the latest discussions in the library blogosphere quickly reveals that public libraries in many parts of the world are...
Posted on August 23, 2010 in Conflict Resolution
Blog tags: civil society, conflict mitigation, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, genocide, Rwanda, terminology
Blog tags: civil society, conflict mitigation, conflict prevention, conflict resolution, genocide, Rwanda, terminology
I’m writing this week from Rwanda, where I’m working on our Civil Society...
Posted on August 20, 2010 in Higher Education Development, Education
Blog tags: confidence, education, Sundance Film Festival
Blog tags: confidence, education, Sundance Film Festival
It’s not often that my work at IREX intersects with the Sundance Film Festival. Yet on September 24th, “Waiting for...
Posted on August 18, 2010 in Media Development
Blog tags: alternative media, cultural sensitivity, music, Russia, Ukraine
Blog tags: alternative media, cultural sensitivity, music, Russia, Ukraine
One of my favorite things about working for IREX’s media development division is the chance to learn more about what kind of media makes people tick all around the world.
Posted on August 16, 2010 in Civil Society Strengthening
Blog tags: communication, management, planning
Blog tags: communication, management, planning
“I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” --Dwight D. Eisenhower
Posted on August 11, 2010 in Youth
Blog tags: yearbooks, youth development
Blog tags: yearbooks, youth development
From time to time since I started focusing on youth development projects at IREX, I’ve thought back to my first day of ninth grade. I went to a big public high school with around 2,000...
