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Posted on September 28, 2011 in Civil Society Strengthening, Media Development
Blog tags: civil society, e-governance, independent media, information access, Right to Know Day, rights
Blog tags: civil society, e-governance, independent media, information access, Right to Know Day, rights
When I began working with journalists, editors and civil society leaders- and the public they serve- in countries where media freedom is not a given, one of the first things I noticed was the...
Posted on September 22, 2011 in Gender, Youth
Blog tags: bride-napping, child marriage, gender, Girls not Brides, leadership, peace, women
Blog tags: bride-napping, child marriage, gender, Girls not Brides, leadership, peace, women
I’ve just returned from a series of meetings in New York. With the UN General Assembly and the annual Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) conference taking place, the energy in the...
Posted on September 19, 2011 in Civil Society Strengthening, Education, Youth
Blog tags: Arab Spring, civic participation, economic development, opportunity, soft skills, youth
Blog tags: Arab Spring, civic participation, economic development, opportunity, soft skills, youth
Only a third of youth in the Arab world believe their education has prepared them to get a job, according to a recent...
Posted on September 16, 2011 in Media Development
Blog tags: Chad, chad media, community radio, independent media, journalists, media development, professional development, radio
Blog tags: Chad, chad media, community radio, independent media, journalists, media development, professional development, radio
Jocelyn Grange, a media consultant working for IREX in Chad, writes about two community radio stations and the dedicated journalists...
Posted on September 16, 2011 in Education, Media Development, Youth
Blog tags: China, collaboration, communication, education, leadership, newspapers, student journalism, team work, youth
Blog tags: China, collaboration, communication, education, leadership, newspapers, student journalism, team work, youth
Thirty years ago, I arrived in China as a young American diplomat after the normalization of relations between the two countries....
Posted on September 9, 2011 in Civil Society Strengthening, International Education, Education, Youth
Blog tags: azerbaijan, civic engagement, community leaders, SUSI, youth
Blog tags: azerbaijan, civic engagement, community leaders, SUSI, youth
When I think about what I want exchange students to experience during their time in the United States, grocery shopping has never made the list. Visit Washington D.C. and view the Declaration of...
Posted on August 26, 2011 in Civil Society Strengthening, Conflict Resolution, Youth
Blog tags: economic development, Egypt, leadership, Lebanon, MENA, professional growth, social entrepreneurship, social media, Tunisia, youth
Blog tags: economic development, Egypt, leadership, Lebanon, MENA, professional growth, social entrepreneurship, social media, Tunisia, youth
A recent report from News Group International analyzed trends in social media around the Arab Spring, specifically looking at the footprint...
Posted on August 25, 2011 in Media Development
Blog tags: citizen journalism, independent media, media development, new media, press freedom, reform, revolution. Tunisia
Blog tags: citizen journalism, independent media, media development, new media, press freedom, reform, revolution. Tunisia
While Tunisia’s revolution continues to have different meanings for different constituencies, perhaps in nowhere is the transformation...
Posted on August 24, 2011 in Education, Research Support, Youth
Blog tags: Czech Republic, Marginalization, Roma, Slovakia, toluene, youth
Blog tags: Czech Republic, Marginalization, Roma, Slovakia, toluene, youth
Because of unacceptable gaps that exist between the majority population and Roma in a number of domains (e.g., housing, health, education, and employment), the issue of Roma integration presents...
Posted on August 19, 2011 in Conflict Resolution, Education, Youth
Blog tags: education, participants, PTO, theater, Theater of the Oppressed, youth
Blog tags: education, participants, PTO, theater, Theater of the Oppressed, youth
“Education is the manifestation of the perfection already within a person.” As I listened to the words of Sanjoy Ganguli, founder of the...
