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February 7, 2013
 When post-election violence broke out in Cote d'Ivoire, in April of 2010, Aka Blehou, knew that he must continue to teach, no matter the circumstances. Blehou, an English teacher, and current Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Fellow recalls: “During the conflict, the village school was closed, but I gathered the students there, and I taught them twice a week, unofficially… so when the school opened, they would not forget.” |
February 5, 2013
 Who are some of the leading African male gender experts? Who is developing sustainable energy in Bangladesh? How can I get in touch with conflict resolution practitioners in the Middle East? IREX’s new web feature answers those questions and more. It’s a searchable, digital repository of every participant in the Community Solutions Program. |
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January 14, 2013
 The Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program is now accepting applications from qualified U.S. middle and high school teachers for professional development grant opportunity to internationalize teaching and learning in their classes. Application materials and complete eligibility information is available online. Deadline to apply is Monday March 4, 2013 at 11:59pm Eastern Time. |
January 6, 2013
 Five U.S. institutions of higher education are welcoming 74 international educators from 13 countries who will help globalize their campuses. While in the US for five months on the International Leaders in Education program (ILEP), the teachers will further develop their expertise in their subject area, enhance their teaching skills, increase their knowledge of the U.S., and share aspects of their cultures. |
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December 13, 2012
 Prossy Kawala, a radio DJ from Uganda, went from sharing shout-outs to promoting social change. “We thought we can do more, the radio can do more.” |
December 10, 2012
 As this year’s 16 Days Against Gender Violence comes to a close today on International Human Rights Day, IREX celebrates the women, men, and youth around the globe who work tirelessly year-round for gender equality. These photos—and the mix of sobering and affirming statistics that accompany them—are powerful reminders of how much still needs to be done to make the world safer for us all. |
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December 6, 2012
 For IREX’s observation of the 16 Days Against Gender Based-Violence this year, we sat down with Ray Dinkins, Prevention Coordinator at Women's Crisis Support Team (WCST) in Josephine County, Oregon, to discuss his violence-prevention programs with high-school-aged boys. |
November 29, 2012
 USAID recently released its first Policy on Youth in Development. As a part of the discussion around youth, IREX asked some of its experts in the field (Eurasia, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, and Liberia) for their insights, experiences and ideas on working with youth development. |
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November 2, 2012
 Yesterday, USAID launched their first-ever policy for Youth in Development. The policy provides a framework to address youth systematically in line with proven best practices to support, protect, prepare, and engage youth to help them to achieve the best future for themselves and their communities and nations. The policy also provides guidance for integrating youth in core agency initiatives, bringing youth to the forefront of USAID’s work across all sectors. |
November 1, 2012
 To paraphrase Joni Mitchell, we’ve looked at giving from both sides now. IREX gives as part of our programming, providing over $11 million dollars in grants this year alone to local institutions around the world and awarding nearly 1,000 fellowships annually to both American and international participants. In addition, each year IREX staff chooses a US-based nonprofit to receive the proceeds from our holiday charity drive, the total amount of which IREX matches. As one of the 400 partner organizations, IREX looks forward to participating in the first #GivingTuesday on November 27. From our experiences with both giving and receiving, we share five tips for donors big and small: |
